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Recognised as Colour

#EEAB2A

  • #EEAB2A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EEAB2A is a orange with RGB values 238, 171, 42 and HSL 39°, 85%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#EEAB2A#EEAB2A
HEX#EEAB2A
RGBrgb(238, 171, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6706, 0.1647
RGB percentages93.3%, 67.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(39.5, 85.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.5, 82.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 82.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,641,386
CSS custom property--colour: #EEAB2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1154D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AD05no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BE30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Orange · ΔE 13.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Dark orange · ΔE 23.8Sandy brown · ΔE 24.7Peru · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A6DEE
Analogous#EE492A, #CFEE2A
Triadic#2AEEAB, #AB2AEE
Split complementary#2ACFEE, #492AEE
Tetradic#2AEE49, #2A6DEE, #EE2ACF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF6E7
Lighter +30%#F9E3B8
Lighter +20%#F6D088
Lighter +10%#F2BE59
Darker −10%#D49111
Darker −20%#A5710D
Darker −30%#765109
Darker −40%#463006
More saturated +25%#FFB019
Less saturated −25%#D1A247

Channel breakdown

R238
G171
B42
Red238 (93.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue39.49°
Saturation (HSL)85.22%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G AB · B 2A

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