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Recognised as Colour

#EF8F12

  • #EF8F12
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#EF8F12 is a orange with RGB values 239, 143, 18 and HSL 34°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EF8F12#EF8F12
HEX#EF8F12
RGBrgb(239, 143, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5608, 0.0706
RGB percentages93.7%, 56.1%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(33.9, 87.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.9, 92.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 40.2%, 92.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,699,730
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8F12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#1070ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4AF15no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 9.2Orange · ΔE 11.7Chocolate · ΔE 20.3Goldenrod · ΔE 20.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Peru · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1272EF
Analogous#EF2012, #E1EF12
Triadic#12EF8F, #8F12EF
Split complementary#12E1EF, #2012EF
Tetradic#12EF20, #1272EF, #EF12E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCE9D1
Lighter +30%#F9D3A1
Lighter +20%#F5BC72
Lighter +10%#F2A642
Darker −10%#C1730D
Darker −20%#91560A
Darker −30%#613A07
Darker −40%#321E03
More saturated +25%#FF9102
Less saturated −25%#CF8B32

Channel breakdown

R239
G143
B18
Red239 (93.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue33.94°
Saturation (HSL)87.35%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 8F · B 12

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