#E97C1D

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #E97C1D

Visually, #E97C1D is defined as a vivid orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Chocolate. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 124 green, and 29 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 0% Cyan, 47% Magenta, 88% Yellow, and 9% Black. The HSL representation is 27.9° hue, 82.3% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E97C1D
RGB233, 124, 29
HSL27.9°, 82.3%, 51.4%
CMYK0%, 47%, 88%, 9%
HSV27.9°, 87.6%, 91.4%
LAB63.2, 36.5, 64.3
XYZ41.0, 31.8, 5.1
Decimal15301661

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.37:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.26:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E97C1D; }
.text-color { color: #E97C1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E97C1D; }

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