Recognised as Colour

#F0A225

#F0A225
Orange
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Nearest: Orange

#F0A225 is a orange with RGB values 240, 162, 37 and HSL 37°, 87%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F0A225#F0A225

HEX#F0A225

RGBrgb(240, 162, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6353, 0.1451

RGB percentages94.1%, 63.5%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(36.9, 87.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 84.6%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 32.5%, 84.6%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,770,149

CSS custom property--colour: #F0A225;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#0F5DDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFB92Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 10.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 11.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18 Dark orange · ΔE 18.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.3 Peru · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2573F0

Analogous#F03D25, #D8F025

Triadic#25F0A2, #A225F0

Split complementary#25D8F0, #3D25F0

Tetradic#25F03D, #2573F0, #F025D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF3E4

Lighter +30%#FADFB4

Lighter +20%#F7CB84

Lighter +10%#F3B655

Darker −10%#D3880F

Darker −20%#A4690B

Darker −30%#744B08

Darker −40%#442C05

More saturated +25%#FFA516

Less saturated −25%#D39B42

Channel breakdown

R240

G162

B37

Red240 (94.1%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue36.95°

Saturation (HSL)87.12%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G A2 · B 25

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