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Recognised as Colour

#F29A5C

  • #F29A5C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#F29A5C is a orange with RGB values 242, 154, 92 and HSL 25°, 85%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F29A5C#F29A5C
HEX#F29A5C
RGBrgb(242, 154, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.6039, 0.3608
RGB percentages94.9%, 60.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(24.8, 85.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.8, 62%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 62%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,899,228
CSS custom property--colour: #F29A5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#0D65A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3A356no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B75Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#FF888Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 5Peru · ΔE 11.5Light salmon · ΔE 12.4Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1Coral · ΔE 18.7Chocolate · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CB4F2
Analogous#F25C69, #F2E55C
Triadic#5CF29A, #9A5CF2
Split complementary#5CF2E5, #5C69F2
Tetradic#69F25C, #5CB4F2, #E55CF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF2EA
Lighter +20%#FAD5BA
Lighter +10%#F6B78B
Darker −10%#EE7D2D
Darker −20%#D76311
Darker −30%#A84D0D
Darker −40%#78370A
More saturated +25%#FF984F
Less saturated −25%#DC9E72

Channel breakdown

R242
G154
B92
Red242 (94.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue24.8°
Saturation (HSL)85.23%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 9A · B 5C

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