Colour

#EEAA0F

#EEAA0F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#EEAA0F is a orange with RGB values 238, 170, 15 and HSL 42°, 88%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEAA0F#EEAA0F

HEX#EEAA0F

RGBrgb(238, 170, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6667, 0.0588

RGB percentages93.3%, 66.7%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(41.7, 88.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.7, 93.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 28.6%, 93.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,641,103

CSS custom property--colour: #EEAA0F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#1155F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BD1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.6 Orange · ΔE 10.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.3 Dark orange · ΔE 23.1 Gold · ΔE 23.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0F53EE

Analogous#EE3A0F, #C3EE0F

Triadic#0FEEAA, #AA0FEE

Split complementary#0FC3EE, #3B0FEE

Tetradic#0FEE3B, #0F53EE, #EE0FC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCEECD

Lighter +30%#F9DD9D

Lighter +20%#F6CC6D

Lighter +10%#F3BB3D

Darker −10%#BE880C

Darker −20%#8E6509

Darker −30%#5E4306

Darker −40%#2E2103

More saturated +25%#FDB000

Less saturated −25%#CE9E2F

Channel breakdown

R238

G170

B15

Red238 (93.3%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue41.7°

Saturation (HSL)88.14%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G AA · B 0F

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