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Recognised as Colour

#EC9100

  • #EC9100
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#EC9100 is a orange with RGB values 236, 145, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#EC9100#EC9100
HEX#EC9100
RGBrgb(236, 145, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5686, 0
RGB percentages92.5%, 56.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.9, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,503,616
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9100;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#136EFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4AE07no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 9.2Dark orange · ΔE 10.7Goldenrod · ΔE 18.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.6Chocolate · ΔE 23.1Peru · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005BEC
Analogous#EC1B00, #D1EC00
Triadic#00EC91, #9100EC
Split complementary#00D1EC, #1B00EC
Tetradic#00EC1B, #005BEC, #EC00D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE4B9
Lighter +30%#FFD086
Lighter +20%#FFBD53
Lighter +10%#FFA920
Darker −10%#B97200
Darker −20%#865200
Darker −30%#533300
Darker −40%#201400
More saturated +25%#EC9100
Less saturated −25%#CF8A1D

Channel breakdown

R236
G145
B0
Red236 (92.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 91 · B 00

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