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Recognised as Colour

#F3AD23

  • #F3AD23
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#F3AD23 is a orange with RGB values 243, 173, 35 and HSL 40°, 90%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F3AD23#F3AD23
HEX#F3AD23
RGBrgb(243, 173, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.6784, 0.1373
RGB percentages95.3%, 67.8%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(39.8, 89.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 85.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 85.6%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,969,571
CSS custom property--colour: #F3AD23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#0C52DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C7B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C12Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2369F3
Analogous#F34523, #D1F323
Triadic#23F3AD, #AD23F3
Split complementary#23D1F3, #4523F3
Tetradic#23F345, #2369F3, #F323D1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEF5E4
Lighter +30%#FBE3B4
Lighter +20%#F8D184
Lighter +10%#F6BF53
Darker −10%#D7930C
Darker −20%#A77209
Darker −30%#775106
Darker −40%#463004
More saturated +25%#FFB117
Less saturated −25%#D6A440

Channel breakdown

R243
G173
B35
Red243 (95.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue39.81°
Saturation (HSL)89.66%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G AD · B 23

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