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Colour

#F29800

  • #F29800
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F29800 is a orange with RGB values 242, 152, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F29800#F29800
HEX#F29800
RGBrgb(242, 152, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.5961, 0
RGB percentages94.9%, 59.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(37.7, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 100%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,898,624
CSS custom property--colour: #F29800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#0D67FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B69F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB50Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6Dark orange · ΔE 11.6Goldenrod · ΔE 18Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.8Chocolate · ΔE 26.2Sandy brown · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005AF2
Analogous#F21F00, #D3F200
Triadic#00F298, #9800F2
Split complementary#00D3F2, #1F00F2
Tetradic#00F21F, #005AF2, #F200D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE7BF
Lighter +30%#FFD48C
Lighter +20%#FFC159
Lighter +10%#FFAE26
Darker −10%#BF7800
Darker −20%#8C5800
Darker −30%#593800
Darker −40%#261800
More saturated +25%#F29800
Less saturated −25%#D4901E

Channel breakdown

R242
G152
B0
Red242 (94.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue37.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 98 · B 00

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