HEX Color #E28A1D (Darkorange)

About #E28A1D

The precise color #E28A1D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorange. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 138 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 39% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 33.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E28A1D

RGB226, 138, 29

HSL33.2°, 77.3%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 39%, 87%, 11%

HSV33.2°, 87.2%, 88.6%

LAB65.3, 26.3, 65.5

XYZ40.7, 34.4, 5.7

Decimal14846493

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E28A1D #1D74E2

Analogous

#E2271D #D7E21D

Triadic

#1DE28A #891DE2

Tetradic

#1DE227 #1D74E2 #E21DD7

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E28A1D

#E59736

#E8A44F

#EBB168

#EEBE81

#F2CB9A

#F5D8B3

#F8E5CC

#FBF2E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E28A1D

#C87A19

#AF6B16

#965C13

#7D4C10

#643D0C

#4B2E09

#321E06

#190F03

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.66:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.89:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.54:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.70:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E28A1D; }

.text-color { color: #E28A1D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E28A1D; }

Similar Colors

Darkorange

#FF8C00