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Recognised as Colour

#EC9600

  • #EC9600
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#EC9600 is a orange with RGB values 236, 150, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#EC9600#EC9600
HEX#EC9600
RGBrgb(236, 150, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5882, 0
RGB percentages92.5%, 58.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.1, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,504,896
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#1369FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B10Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 7.5Dark orange · ΔE 13.1Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Chocolate · ΔE 25.5Peru · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0056EC
Analogous#EC2000, #CCEC00
Triadic#00EC96, #9600EC
Split complementary#00CCEC, #2000EC
Tetradic#00EC20, #0056EC, #EC00CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE5B9
Lighter +30%#FFD386
Lighter +20%#FFC053
Lighter +10%#FFAE20
Darker −10%#B97600
Darker −20%#865500
Darker −30%#533500
Darker −40%#201400
More saturated +25%#EC9600
Less saturated −25%#CF8E1D

Channel breakdown

R236
G150
B0
Red236 (92.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 96 · B 00

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