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Recognised as Colour

#F4A44E

  • #F4A44E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#F4A44E is a orange with RGB values 244, 164, 78 and HSL 31°, 88%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F4A44E#F4A44E
HEX#F4A44E
RGBrgb(244, 164, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.6431, 0.3059
RGB percentages95.7%, 64.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(31.1, 88.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.1, 68%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 32.8%, 68%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,032,846
CSS custom property--colour: #F4A44E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#0B5BB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEAA45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BD4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.5Peru · ΔE 14.1Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Light salmon · ΔE 22.8Chocolate · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E9EF4
Analogous#F4514E, #F1F44E
Triadic#4EF4A4, #A44EF4
Split complementary#4EF1F4, #514EF4
Tetradic#4EF451, #4E9EF4, #F44EF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDEEDE
Lighter +20%#FAD5AE
Lighter +10%#F7BD7E
Darker −10%#F18B1E
Darker −20%#CF720D
Darker −30%#9F570A
Darker −40%#6F3D07
More saturated +25%#FFA443
Less saturated −25%#DDA366

Channel breakdown

R244
G164
B78
Red244 (95.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue31.08°
Saturation (HSL)88.3%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G A4 · B 4E

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