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Recognised as Colour

#F2A030

  • #F2A030
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F2A030 is a orange with RGB values 242, 160, 48 and HSL 35°, 88%, 57%. 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

#F2A030#F2A030
HEX#F2A030
RGBrgb(242, 160, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.6275, 0.1882
RGB percentages94.9%, 62.7%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(34.6, 88.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.6, 80.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 80.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,900,720
CSS custom property--colour: #F2A030;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#0D5FCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BBA61Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFB933no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3082F2
Analogous#F23F30, #E3F230
Triadic#30F2A0, #A030F2
Split complementary#30E3F2, #3F30F2
Tetradic#30F23F, #3082F2, #F230E3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEF8F0
Lighter +30%#FBE2C0
Lighter +20%#F8CC90
Lighter +10%#F5B660
Darker −10%#E1880E
Darker −20%#B16B0B
Darker −30%#814E08
Darker −40%#513105
More saturated +25%#FFA223
Less saturated −25%#D69C4C

Channel breakdown

R242
G160
B48
Red242 (94.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue34.64°
Saturation (HSL)88.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G A0 · B 30

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