Colour

#F3AD00

#F3AD00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange

#F3AD00 is a orange with RGB values 243, 173, 0 and HSL 43°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F3AD00#F3AD00

HEX#F3AD00

RGBrgb(243, 173, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.6784, 0

RGB percentages95.3%, 67.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(42.7, 100%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.7, 100%, 95.3%)

CMYK0%, 28.8%, 100%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,969,536

CSS custom property--colour: #F3AD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#0C52FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C115no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 9.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 12.5 Gold · ΔE 21.9 Dark orange · ΔE 23.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0046F3

Analogous#F33300, #BFF300

Triadic#00F3AD, #AD00F3

Split complementary#00BFF3, #3400F3

Tetradic#00F334, #0046F3, #F300BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFEDC0

Lighter +30%#FFDE8D

Lighter +20%#FFCF5A

Lighter +10%#FFC127

Darker −10%#C08900

Darker −20%#8D6400

Darker −30%#5A4000

Darker −40%#271C00

More saturated +25%#F3AD00

Less saturated −25%#D5A01E

Channel breakdown

R243

G173

Red243 (95.3%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue42.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F3 · G AD · B 00

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Colour values

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