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Recognised as Colour

#EE9E02

  • #EE9E02
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#EE9E02 is a orange with RGB values 238, 158, 2 and HSL 40°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#EE9E02#EE9E02
HEX#EE9E02
RGBrgb(238, 158, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6196, 0.0078
RGB percentages93.3%, 62%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(39.7, 98.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 99.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.6%, 99.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,638,018
CSS custom property--colour: #EE9E02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#1161FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDB610no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.2Goldenrod · ΔE 13.6Dark orange · ΔE 16.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Sandy brown · ΔE 28.8Peru · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0252EE
Analogous#EE2802, #C8EE02
Triadic#02EE9E, #9E02EE
Split complementary#02C8EE, #2802EE
Tetradic#02EE28, #0252EE, #EE02C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEE8BE
Lighter +30%#FED78B
Lighter +20%#FEC658
Lighter +10%#FDB426
Darker −10%#BB7C02
Darker −20%#895B01
Darker −30%#563901
Darker −40%#241800
More saturated +25%#F09F00
Less saturated −25%#D09420

Channel breakdown

R238
G158
B2
Red238 (93.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue39.66°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 9E · B 02

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