Colour

#F4A24F

#F4A24F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#F4A24F is a orange with RGB values 244, 162, 79 and HSL 30°, 88%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F4A24F#F4A24F

HEX#F4A24F

RGBrgb(244, 162, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.6353, 0.3098

RGB percentages95.7%, 63.5%, 31%

HSLhsl(30.2, 88.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.2, 67.6%, 95.7%)

CMYK0%, 33.6%, 67.6%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,032,335

CSS custom property--colour: #F4A24F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#0B5DB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCA946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFBC50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.5 Peru · ΔE 13.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.1 Light salmon · ΔE 21.5 Chocolate · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4FA1F4

Analogous#F4504F, #F3F44F

Triadic#4FF4A2, #A24FF4

Split complementary#4FF3F4, #504FF4

Tetradic#4FF44F, #4FA1F4, #F44FF3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDEEDF

Lighter +20%#FAD5AF

Lighter +10%#F7BB7F

Darker −10%#F1891F

Darker −20%#D06F0D

Darker −30%#A0550A

Darker −40%#703C07

More saturated +25%#FFA244

Less saturated −25%#DDA266

Channel breakdown

R244

G162

B79

Red244 (95.7%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue30.18°

Saturation (HSL)88.24%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F4 · G A2 · B 4F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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