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Colour

#F26C00

  • #F26C00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#F26C00 is a orange with RGB values 242, 108, 0 and HSL 27°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#F26C00#F26C00
HEX#F26C00
RGBrgb(242, 108, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.4235, 0
RGB percentages94.9%, 42.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(26.8, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.8, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 55.4%, 100%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,887,360
CSS custom property--colour: #F26C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#0D93FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#938100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4B5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 14.7Chocolate · ΔE 17.5Orange red · ΔE 20.6Coral · ΔE 23.1Tomato · ΔE 25.5Orange · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0086F2
Analogous#F2000D, #F2E500
Triadic#00F26C, #6C00F2
Split complementary#00F2E5, #000DF2
Tetradic#0DF200, #0086F2, #E500F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDCBF
Lighter +30%#FFBF8C
Lighter +20%#FFA359
Lighter +10%#FF8726
Darker −10%#BF5500
Darker −20%#8C3E00
Darker −30%#592800
Darker −40%#261100
More saturated +25%#F26C00
Less saturated −25%#D46F1E

Channel breakdown

R242
G108
B0
Red242 (94.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue26.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 6C · B 00

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