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Recognised as Colour

#F4A538

  • #F4A538
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#F4A538 is a orange with RGB values 244, 165, 56 and HSL 35°, 90%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F4A538#F4A538
HEX#F4A538
RGBrgb(244, 165, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.6471, 0.2196
RGB percentages95.7%, 64.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(34.8, 89.5%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.8, 77%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 77%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,033,080
CSS custom property--colour: #F4A538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#0B5AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AA27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BD3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF918Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.9Orange · ΔE 14.8Sandy brown · ΔE 18.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Dark orange · ΔE 20.2Peru · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3887F4
Analogous#F44738, #E5F438
Triadic#38F4A5, #A538F4
Split complementary#38E5F4, #4738F4
Tetradic#38F447, #3887F4, #F438E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFCF9
Lighter +30%#FCE7C9
Lighter +20%#F9D199
Lighter +10%#F7BB68
Darker −10%#EC8E0D
Darker −20%#BC710A
Darker −30%#8B5408
Darker −40%#5B3705
More saturated +25%#FFA72D
Less saturated −25%#DAA152

Channel breakdown

R244
G165
B56
Red244 (95.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue34.79°
Saturation (HSL)89.52%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G A5 · B 38

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