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Recognised as Colour

#F0AE8B

  • #F0AE8B
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#F0AE8B is a orange with RGB values 240, 174, 139 and HSL 21°, 77%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F0AE8B#F0AE8B
HEX#F0AE8B
RGBrgb(240, 174, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6824, 0.5451
RGB percentages94.1%, 68.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(20.8, 77.1%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.8, 42.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 42.1%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,773,323
CSS custom property--colour: #F0AE8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#0F5174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0B488no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC28Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.6Burlywood · ΔE 13.1Light salmon · ΔE 13.7Tan · ΔE 15.3Peach puff · ΔE 18.6Sandy brown · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BCDF0
Analogous#F08B9B, #F0E18B
Triadic#8BF0AE, #AE8BF0
Split complementary#8BF0E1, #8B9BF0
Tetradic#9BF08B, #8BCDF0, #E08BF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEDE5
Lighter +10%#F6CEB8
Darker −10%#EA8E5E
Darker −20%#E46F31
Darker −30%#C8561A
Darker −40%#9B4314
More saturated +25%#FFA97C
Less saturated −25%#E0B39B

Channel breakdown

R240
G174
B139
Red240 (94.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue20.79°
Saturation (HSL)77.1%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G AE · B 8B

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