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Recognised as Colour

#EE9C04

  • #EE9C04
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#EE9C04 is a orange with RGB values 238, 156, 4 and HSL 39°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#EE9C04#EE9C04
HEX#EE9C04
RGBrgb(238, 156, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6118, 0.0157
RGB percentages93.3%, 61.2%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(39, 96.7%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39, 98.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 98.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,637,508
CSS custom property--colour: #EE9C04;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#1163FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB510no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.3Goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Dark orange · ΔE 15.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Chocolate · ΔE 28.1Sandy brown · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0456EE
Analogous#EE2704, #CBEE04
Triadic#04EE9C, #9C04EE
Split complementary#04CBEE, #2704EE
Tetradic#04EE27, #0456EE, #EE04CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEE8C0
Lighter +30%#FDD68E
Lighter +20%#FCC45C
Lighter +10%#FBB22A
Darker −10%#BC7B03
Darker −20%#8A5A02
Darker −30%#583901
Darker −40%#251801
More saturated +25%#F29D00
Less saturated −25%#D09322

Channel breakdown

R238
G156
B4
Red238 (93.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue38.97°
Saturation (HSL)96.69%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 9C · B 04

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