All About Color #E2A01D

#E2A01D

About #E2A01D

#E2A01D is a medium orange color with the hex code #E2A01D. In RGB it is red 226, green 160, blue 29; in HSL it is hue 40°, saturation 77%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 29%, 87%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.26:1 on white and 9.28:1 on black.

#E2A01D Color Conversion

Hex tripletE2, A0, 1D
CMYK0.00%, 29.20%, 87.17%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal226, 160, 29
HSL40°, 77%, 50%
RGB Octal342, 240, 35
HSV (HSB)39.90°, 87.17%, 88.63%
RGB Binary11100010, 10100000, 11101
CIE-L*AB70.45, 14.60, 69.61
RGB Percent88.63%, 62.75%, 11.37%
CIE-L*CH70.45, 71.12, 78.16
XYZ44.16, 41.40, 6.83
CIE-L*UV70.45, 54.76, 68.80
xyY0.48, 0.45, 41.40
Hunter-Lab64.34, 9.90, 38.75
RYB50.29%, 88.63%, 11.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#E2A01D on a dark background: contrast 9.28:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#E2A01D on a light background: contrast 2.26:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #E2A01D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#E2A01D · #ECC26F · #906713 · #1D5FE2 · #6F98EC

Analogous palette

#E21D5F · #E23E1D · #E2A01D · #C1E21D · #5FE21D

Triadic palette

#E2A01D · #1DE2A0 · #A01DE2 · #ECC26F · #6FECC2

Tetradic palette

#E2A01D · #1DE23E · #1D5FE2 · #E21DC1 · #906713

Monochromatic palette

#5A400C · #9E7015 · #E2A01D · #EABD61 · #F3D9A5

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