Recognised as Colour

#F0A565

#F0A565
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#F0A565 is a orange with RGB values 240, 165, 101 and HSL 28°, 82%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F0A565#F0A565

HEX#F0A565

RGBrgb(240, 165, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6471, 0.3961

RGB percentages94.1%, 64.7%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(27.6, 82.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 57.9%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 31.2%, 57.9%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,770,981

CSS custom property--colour: #F0A565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#0F5A9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCAB5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEBC66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 3.4 Peru · ΔE 12.7 Light salmon · ΔE 13.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1 Burlywood · ΔE 20.2 Coral · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 3.35, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65B0F0

Analogous#F0656B, #F0EB65

Triadic#65F0A5, #A565F0

Split complementary#65F0EB, #656AF0

Tetradic#6AF065, #65B0F0, #EB65F0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF6F0

Lighter +20%#F9DBC2

Lighter +10%#F5C093

Darker −10%#EB8A37

Darker −20%#DA7015

Darker −30%#AB5811

Darker −40%#7D400C

More saturated +25%#FFA456

Less saturated −25%#DBA77A

Channel breakdown

R240

G165

B101

Red240 (94.1%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue27.63°

Saturation (HSL)82.25%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G A5 · B 65

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