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Recognised as Colour

#F2A000

  • #F2A000
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F2A000 is a orange with RGB values 242, 160, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F2A000#F2A000
HEX#F2A000
RGBrgb(242, 160, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.6275, 0
RGB percentages94.9%, 62.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(39.7, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 100%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,900,672
CSS custom property--colour: #F2A000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#0D5FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0B90Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 4.7Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8Dark orange · ΔE 16Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22Gold · ΔE 29.3Sandy brown · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 4.66, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0052F2
Analogous#F22700, #CBF200
Triadic#00F2A0, #A000F2
Split complementary#00CBF2, #2700F2
Tetradic#00F227, #0052F2, #F200CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE9BF
Lighter +30%#FFD88C
Lighter +20%#FFC759
Lighter +10%#FFB526
Darker −10%#BF7E00
Darker −20%#8C5D00
Darker −30%#593B00
Darker −40%#261900
More saturated +25%#F2A000
Less saturated −25%#D4961E

Channel breakdown

R242
G160
B0
Red242 (94.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue39.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G A0 · B 00

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