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Recognised as Colour

#F4AD42

  • #F4AD42
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#F4AD42 is a orange with RGB values 244, 173, 66 and HSL 36°, 89%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F4AD42#F4AD42
HEX#F4AD42
RGBrgb(244, 173, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.6784, 0.2588
RGB percentages95.7%, 67.8%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(36.1, 89%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 73%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.1%, 73%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,035,138
CSS custom property--colour: #F4AD42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#0B52BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B133no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C245no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.3Sandy brown · ΔE 17.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.9Orange · ΔE 18Peru · ΔE 20.9Dark orange · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4289F4
Analogous#F45442, #E2F442
Triadic#42F4AD, #AD42F4
Split complementary#42E2F4, #5442F4
Tetradic#42F454, #4289F4, #F442E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCECD3
Lighter +20%#FAD7A2
Lighter +10%#F7C272
Darker −10%#F19812
Darker −20%#C57B0B
Darker −30%#945D09
Darker −40%#643F06
More saturated +25%#FFAF37
Less saturated −25%#DBA85B

Channel breakdown

R244
G173
B66
Red244 (95.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue36.07°
Saturation (HSL)89%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G AD · B 42

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