#E27516

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #E27516

The hex code #E27516 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Chocolate. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 117 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 90% yellow, and 11% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E27516
RGB226, 117, 22
HSL27.9°, 82.3%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 48%, 90%, 11%
HSV27.9°, 90.3%, 88.6%
LAB60.7, 37.2, 63.9
XYZ37.9, 28.9, 4.4
Decimal14841110

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.79:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.77:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E27516; }
.text-color { color: #E27516; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E27516; }

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