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Colour

#EE8F00

  • #EE8F00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#EE8F00 is a orange with RGB values 238, 143, 0 and HSL 36°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EE8F00#EE8F00
HEX#EE8F00
RGBrgb(238, 143, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5608, 0
RGB percentages93.3%, 56.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.1, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 39.9%, 100%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,634,176
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1170FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4AE06no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 8.9Orange · ΔE 10Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Chocolate · ΔE 22.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23Peru · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005FEE
Analogous#EE1800, #D6EE00
Triadic#00EE8F, #8F00EE
Split complementary#00D6EE, #1800EE
Tetradic#00EE18, #005FEE, #EE00D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE4BB
Lighter +30%#FFCF88
Lighter +20%#FFBB55
Lighter +10%#FFA722
Darker −10%#BB7000
Darker −20%#885200
Darker −30%#553300
Darker −40%#221400
More saturated +25%#EE8F00
Less saturated −25%#D0891E

Channel breakdown

R238
G143
B0
Red238 (93.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8F · B 00

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