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Colour

#F09900

  • #F09900
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F09900 is a orange with RGB values 240, 153, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F09900#F09900
HEX#F09900
RGBrgb(240, 153, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6, 0
RGB percentages94.1%, 60%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.3, 100%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.3, 100%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 100%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,767,808
CSS custom property--colour: #F09900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#0F66FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB40Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 5.9Dark orange · ΔE 12.9Goldenrod · ΔE 16.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.8Chocolate · ΔE 26.8Sandy brown · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0057F0
Analogous#F02100, #CFF000
Triadic#00F099, #9900F0
Split complementary#00CFF0, #2100F0
Tetradic#00F021, #0057F0, #F000CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE7BD
Lighter +30%#FFD58A
Lighter +20%#FFC257
Lighter +10%#FFB024
Darker −10%#BD7800
Darker −20%#8A5800
Darker −30%#573700
Darker −40%#241700
More saturated +25%#F09900
Less saturated −25%#D2911E

Channel breakdown

R240
G153
B0
Red240 (94.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 99 · B 00

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