Recognised as Colour
#F2BD6E
- #F2BD6E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#F2BD6E is a orange with RGB values 242, 189, 110 and HSL 36°, 84%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#F2BD6E#F2BD6E
HEX#F2BD6E
RGBrgb(242, 189, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7412, 0.4314
RGB percentages94.9%, 74.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(35.9, 83.5%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.9, 54.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 21.9%, 54.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,908,206
CSS custom property--colour: #F2BD6E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#0D4291
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EA3F2
Analogous#F27B6E, #E5F26E
Triadic#6EF2BD, #BD6EF2
Split complementary#6EE5F2, #7B6EF2
Tetradic#6EF27B, #6EA3F2, #F26EE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G189
B110
Red242 (94.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue35.91°
Saturation (HSL)83.54%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G BD · B 6E
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