#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
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;
}