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Recognised as Colour

#EE8A0B

  • #EE8A0B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#EE8A0B is a orange with RGB values 238, 138, 11 and HSL 34°, 91%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EE8A0B#EE8A0B
HEX#EE8A0B
RGBrgb(238, 138, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5412, 0.0431
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.1%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(33.6, 91.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.6, 95.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 95.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,632,907
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8A0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#1175F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AC0Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 7.7Orange · ΔE 13.3Chocolate · ΔE 19Goldenrod · ΔE 23Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24Peru · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B6FEE
Analogous#EE180B, #E1EE0B
Triadic#0BEE8A, #8A0BEE
Split complementary#0BE1EE, #190BEE
Tetradic#0BEE18, #0B6FEE, #EE0BE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCE6C9
Lighter +30%#FACF98
Lighter +20%#F8B867
Lighter +10%#F6A136
Darker −10%#BD6E09
Darker −20%#8D5106
Darker −30%#5C3504
Darker −40%#2B1902
More saturated +25%#F98B00
Less saturated −25%#CF862A

Channel breakdown

R238
G138
B11
Red238 (93.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue33.57°
Saturation (HSL)91.16%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8A · B 0B

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