Recognised as Colour

#F29D00

#F29D00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange

#F29D00 is a orange with RGB values 242, 157, 0 and HSL 39°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F29D00#F29D00

HEX#F29D00

RGBrgb(242, 157, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.6157, 0

RGB percentages94.9%, 61.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(38.9, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 35.1%, 100%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,899,904

CSS custom property--colour: #F29D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#0D62FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB70Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 4.7 Dark orange · ΔE 14.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Chocolate · ΔE 28.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 4.68, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0055F2

Analogous#F22400, #CEF200

Triadic#00F29D, #9D00F2

Split complementary#00CEF2, #2400F2

Tetradic#00F224, #0055F2, #F200CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFE9BF

Lighter +30%#FFD78C

Lighter +20%#FFC559

Lighter +10%#FFB326

Darker −10%#BF7C00

Darker −20%#8C5B00

Darker −30%#593A00

Darker −40%#261900

More saturated +25%#F29D00

Less saturated −25%#D4941E

Channel breakdown

R242

G157

Red242 (94.9%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue38.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G 9D · B 00

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