Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#F4A900

  • #F4A900
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F4A900 is a orange with RGB values 244, 169, 0 and HSL 42°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F4A900#F4A900
HEX#F4A900
RGBrgb(244, 169, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.6627, 0
RGB percentages95.7%, 66.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(41.6, 100%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.6, 100%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 100%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,034,048
CSS custom property--colour: #F4A900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#0B56FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6BF13no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.8Goldenrod · ΔE 13.3Dark orange · ΔE 20.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9Gold · ΔE 24.5Sandy brown · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#004BF4
Analogous#F42F00, #C5F400
Triadic#00F4A9, #A900F4
Split complementary#00C5F4, #2F00F4
Tetradic#00F42F, #004BF4, #F400C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFECC1
Lighter +30%#FFDC8E
Lighter +20%#FFCD5B
Lighter +10%#FFBD28
Darker −10%#C18600
Darker −20%#8E6200
Darker −30%#5B3F00
Darker −40%#281C00
More saturated +25%#F4A900
Less saturated −25%#D69D1F

Channel breakdown

R244
G169
B0
Red244 (95.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue41.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G A9 · B 00

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “f4a900” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.