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Recognised as Colour

#EF6006

  • #EF6006
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange red

#EF6006 is a orange with RGB values 239, 96, 6 and HSL 23°, 95%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#EF6006#EF6006
HEX#EF6006
RGBrgb(239, 96, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.3765, 0.0235
RGB percentages93.7%, 37.6%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(23.2, 95.1%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.2, 97.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 97.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,687,686
CSS custom property--colour: #EF6006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#109FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A7900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3953no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 15.9Chocolate · ΔE 18.3Dark orange · ΔE 20.5Tomato · ΔE 21.6Coral · ΔE 22.2Red · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0695EF
Analogous#EF0620, #EFD406
Triadic#06EF60, #6006EF
Split complementary#06EFD4, #0621EF
Tetradic#21EF06, #0695EF, #D506EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEDAC3
Lighter +30%#FCBB92
Lighter +20%#FB9C60
Lighter +10%#FA7D2E
Darker −10%#BD4C05
Darker −20%#8B3804
Darker −30%#5A2402
Darker −40%#281001
More saturated +25%#F55F00
Less saturated −25%#D06725

Channel breakdown

R239
G96
B6
Red239 (93.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue23.18°
Saturation (HSL)95.1%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 60 · B 06

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