#E9991D

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #E9991D

When working with digital screens, the color #E9991D is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orange. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 153, and 29.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 0% Cyan, 34% Magenta, 88% Yellow, and 9% Black. The HSL representation is 36.5° hue, 82.3% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

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#E9991D
RGB233, 153, 29
HSL36.5°, 82.3%, 51.4%
CMYK0%, 34%, 88%, 9%
HSV36.5°, 87.6%, 91.4%
LAB69.6, 21.3, 69.3
XYZ45.2, 40.2, 6.5
Decimal15309085

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.32:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.04:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9991D; }
.text-color { color: #E9991D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9991D; }

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