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Recognised as Colour

#ECAE2F

  • #ECAE2F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECAE2F is a orange with RGB values 236, 174, 47 and HSL 40°, 83%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECAE2F#ECAE2F
HEX#ECAE2F
RGBrgb(236, 174, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6824, 0.1843
RGB percentages92.5%, 68.2%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(40.3, 83.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.3, 80.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 80.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,511,087
CSS custom property--colour: #ECAE2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#1351D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B013no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BF35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 5.4Orange · ΔE 15.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17Sandy brown · ΔE 24.5Gold · ΔE 26Peru · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F6DEC
Analogous#EC4F2F, #CCEC2F
Triadic#2FECAE, #AE2FEC
Split complementary#2FCCEC, #4F2FEC
Tetradic#2FEC4F, #2F6DEC, #EC2FCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF7EA
Lighter +30%#F9E5BB
Lighter +20%#F5D28C
Lighter +10%#F0C05E
Darker −10%#D59513
Darker −20%#A6740F
Darker −30%#77540B
Darker −40%#483307
More saturated +25%#FFB51C
Less saturated −25%#D0A44B

Channel breakdown

R236
G174
B47
Red236 (92.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue40.32°
Saturation (HSL)83.26%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G AE · B 2F

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