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Colour

#EC9A00

  • #EC9A00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#EC9A00 is a orange with RGB values 236, 154, 0 and HSL 39°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#EC9A00#EC9A00
HEX#EC9A00
RGBrgb(236, 154, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6039, 0
RGB percentages92.5%, 60.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(39.2, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 34.7%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,505,920
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1365FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B30Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.8Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Dark orange · ΔE 15.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.1Chocolate · ΔE 27.5Peru · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0052EC
Analogous#EC2400, #C8EC00
Triadic#00EC9A, #9A00EC
Split complementary#00C8EC, #2400EC
Tetradic#00EC24, #0052EC, #EC00C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE7B9
Lighter +30%#FFD586
Lighter +20%#FFC353
Lighter +10%#FFB220
Darker −10%#B97900
Darker −20%#865700
Darker −30%#533600
Darker −40%#201500
More saturated +25%#EC9A00
Less saturated −25%#CF911D

Channel breakdown

R236
G154
B0
Red236 (92.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue39.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9A · B 00

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