#E96D00

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Darkorange.

About #E96D00

When working with digital screens, the color #E96D00 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorange. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 109 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 53% M, 100% Y, and 9% K. With a hue angle of 28.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#E96D00
RGB233, 109, 0
HSL28.1°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 53%, 100%, 9%
HSV28.1°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB60.1, 43.7, 68.3
XYZ39.1, 28.3, 3.4
Decimal15297792

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.65:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E96D00; }
.text-color { color: #E96D00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E96D00; }

Similar Colors

Darkorange
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