#E2661D

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #E2661D

When working with digital screens, the color #E2661D is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Chocolate. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(226, 102, 29).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 87% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 22.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2661D
RGB226, 102, 29
HSL22.2°, 77.3%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 55%, 87%, 11%
HSV22.2°, 87.2%, 88.6%
LAB57.8, 44.7, 59.6
XYZ36.3, 25.8, 4.2
Decimal14837277

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.15:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2661D; }
.text-color { color: #E2661D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2661D; }

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