#E26D00

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #E26D00

Visually, #E26D00 is defined as a vivid orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Chocolate. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 109 green, and 0 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 100% yellow, and 11% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E26D00
RGB226, 109, 0
HSL28.9°, 100.0%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 52%, 100%, 11%
HSV28.9°, 100.0%, 88.6%
LAB59.1, 40.9, 67.1
XYZ36.8, 27.1, 3.3
Decimal14839040

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.42:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.46:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E26D00; }
.text-color { color: #E26D00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E26D00; }

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