Recognised as Colour
#F0BC6E
- #F0BC6E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#F0BC6E is a orange with RGB values 240, 188, 110 and HSL 36°, 81%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#F0BC6E#F0BC6E
HEX#F0BC6E
RGBrgb(240, 188, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.7373, 0.4314
RGB percentages94.1%, 73.7%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(36, 81.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36, 54.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.7%, 54.2%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,776,878
CSS custom property--colour: #F0BC6E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#0F4391
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EA2F0
Analogous#F07B6E, #E3F06E
Triadic#6EF0BC, #BC6EF0
Split complementary#6EE3F0, #7B6EF0
Tetradic#6EF07B, #6EA2F0, #F06EE3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G188
B110
Red240 (94.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue36°
Saturation (HSL)81.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G BC · B 6E
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