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Recognised as Colour

#EE9E25

  • #EE9E25
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#EE9E25 is a orange with RGB values 238, 158, 37 and HSL 36°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#EE9E25#EE9E25
HEX#EE9E25
RGBrgb(238, 158, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6196, 0.1451
RGB percentages93.3%, 62%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(36.1, 85.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 84.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.6%, 84.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,638,053
CSS custom property--colour: #EE9E25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42764WCAG 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 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#1161DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 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 text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 11.2Goldenrod · ΔE 12.5Dark orange · ΔE 17.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.5Sandy brown · ΔE 22.2Peru · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2575EE
Analogous#EE3A25, #D9EE25
Triadic#25EE9E, #9E25EE
Split complementary#25D9EE, #3A25EE
Tetradic#25EE3A, #2575EE, #EE25D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF2E2
Lighter +30%#F9DDB3
Lighter +20%#F5C884
Lighter +10%#F2B354
Darker −10%#D08410
Darker −20%#A0660D
Darker −30%#714809
Darker −40%#422A05
More saturated +25%#FFA114
Less saturated −25%#D19842

Channel breakdown

R238
G158
B37
Red238 (93.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue36.12°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 9E · B 25

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