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Recognised as Colour

#F0A500

  • #F0A500
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F0A500 is a orange with RGB values 240, 165, 0 and HSL 41°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F0A500#F0A500
HEX#F0A500
RGBrgb(240, 165, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6471, 0
RGB percentages94.1%, 64.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(41.3, 100%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.3, 100%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 100%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,770,880
CSS custom property--colour: #F0A500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#0F5AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BB12no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF918Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.9Goldenrod · ΔE 12.4Dark orange · ΔE 19.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4Gold · ΔE 26Sandy brown · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#004BF0
Analogous#F02D00, #C3F000
Triadic#00F0A5, #A500F0
Split complementary#00C3F0, #2D00F0
Tetradic#00F02D, #004BF0, #F000C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEABD
Lighter +30%#FFDA8A
Lighter +20%#FFCB57
Lighter +10%#FFBB24
Darker −10%#BD8200
Darker −20%#8A5F00
Darker −30%#573C00
Darker −40%#241900
More saturated +25%#F0A500
Less saturated −25%#D29A1E

Channel breakdown

R240
G165
B0
Red240 (94.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue41.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G A5 · B 00

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