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Recognised as Colour

#EE9D38

  • #EE9D38
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EE9D38 is a orange with RGB values 238, 157, 56 and HSL 33°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#EE9D38#EE9D38
HEX#EE9D38
RGBrgb(238, 157, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6157, 0.2196
RGB percentages93.3%, 61.6%, 22%
HSLhsl(33.3, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.3, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 34%, 76.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,637,816
CSS custom property--colour: #EE9D38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#1162C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A329no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB63Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Sandy brown · ΔE 15.5Peru · ΔE 17Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Orange · ΔE 17.5Dark orange · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3889EE
Analogous#EE4238, #E4EE38
Triadic#38EE9D, #9D38EE
Split complementary#38E4EE, #4238EE
Tetradic#38EE42, #3889EE, #EE38E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAF4
Lighter +30%#FAE2C5
Lighter +20%#F6CB96
Lighter +10%#F2B467
Darker −10%#E08513
Darker −20%#B1690F
Darker −30%#824D0B
Darker −40%#533107
More saturated +25%#FF9F27
Less saturated −25%#D39A53

Channel breakdown

R238
G157
B56
Red238 (93.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue33.3°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 9D · B 38

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