#E97C0F

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Darkorange.

About #E97C0F

Visually, #E97C0F is defined as a vivid orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorange. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 124 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 47% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#E97C0F
RGB233, 124, 15
HSL30.0°, 87.9%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 47%, 94%, 9%
HSV30.0°, 93.6%, 91.4%
LAB63.2, 36.3, 67.7
XYZ40.9, 31.8, 4.4
Decimal15301647

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.35:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.25:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E97C0F; }
.text-color { color: #E97C0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E97C0F; }

Similar Colors

Darkorange
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