Colour

#ECB142

#ECB142
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECB142 is a orange with RGB values 236, 177, 66 and HSL 39°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECB142#ECB142

HEX#ECB142

RGBrgb(236, 177, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6941, 0.2588

RGB percentages92.5%, 69.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(39.2, 81.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 72%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 72%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,511,874

CSS custom property--colour: #ECB142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#134EBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B233no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C146no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA09Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 8.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.7 Orange · ΔE 21 Peru · ΔE 22.7 Dark orange · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#427DEC

Analogous#EC5C42, #D2EC42

Triadic#42ECB1, #B142EC

Split complementary#42D2EC, #5C42EC

Tetradic#42EC5C, #427DEC, #EC42D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFEFB

Lighter +30%#FAEACD

Lighter +20%#F5D79F

Lighter +10%#F1C470

Darker −10%#E49D17

Darker −20%#B67D12

Darker −30%#875D0E

Darker −40%#593D09

More saturated +25%#FFB72F

Less saturated −25%#D2A95C

Channel breakdown

R236

G177

B66

Red236 (92.5%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue39.18°

Saturation (HSL)81.73%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G B1 · B 42

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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