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Recognised as Colour

#F2AA48

  • #F2AA48
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#F2AA48 is a orange with RGB values 242, 170, 72 and HSL 35°, 87%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F2AA48#F2AA48
HEX#F2AA48
RGBrgb(242, 170, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.6667, 0.2824
RGB percentages94.9%, 66.7%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(34.6, 86.7%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.6, 70.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 29.8%, 70.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,903,304
CSS custom property--colour: #F2AA48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#0D55B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AE3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BF4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.4Goldenrod · ΔE 13.9Peru · ΔE 17.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.9Orange · ΔE 20.9Dark orange · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4890F2
Analogous#F25548, #E5F248
Triadic#48F2AA, #AA48F2
Split complementary#48E5F2, #5548F2
Tetradic#48F255, #4890F2, #F248E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCECD7
Lighter +20%#F9D6A7
Lighter +10%#F5C078
Darker −10%#EF9418
Darker −20%#C6780E
Darker −30%#965B0B
Darker −40%#673E07
More saturated +25%#FFAC3B
Less saturated −25%#DAA661

Channel breakdown

R242
G170
B72
Red242 (94.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue34.59°
Saturation (HSL)86.73%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G AA · B 48

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