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Recognised as Colour

#F2AA50

  • #F2AA50
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#F2AA50 is a orange with RGB values 242, 170, 80 and HSL 33°, 86%, 63%. 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

#F2AA50#F2AA50
HEX#F2AA50
RGBrgb(242, 170, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.6667, 0.3137
RGB percentages94.9%, 66.7%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(33.3, 86.2%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.3, 66.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 29.8%, 66.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,903,312
CSS custom property--colour: #F2AA50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#0D55AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AE46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BF52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 10.1Peru · ΔE 15.6Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Orange · ΔE 24.1Light salmon · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5098F2
Analogous#F25950, #E9F250
Triadic#50F2AA, #AA50F2
Split complementary#50E9F2, #5950F2
Tetradic#50F259, #5098F2, #F250E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDEFDE
Lighter +20%#F9D8AF
Lighter +10%#F6C17F
Darker −10%#EE9321
Darker −20%#CD790F
Darker −30%#9D5D0C
Darker −40%#6E4108
More saturated +25%#FFAB43
Less saturated −25%#DAA768

Channel breakdown

R242
G170
B80
Red242 (94.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue33.33°
Saturation (HSL)86.17%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G AA · B 50

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