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Recognised as Colour

#F5A581

  • #F5A581
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#F5A581 is a orange with RGB values 245, 165, 129 and HSL 19°, 85%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F5A581#F5A581
HEX#F5A581
RGBrgb(245, 165, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.6471, 0.5059
RGB percentages96.1%, 64.7%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(18.6, 85.3%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.6, 47.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 32.7%, 47.3%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,098,689
CSS custom property--colour: #F5A581;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#0A5A7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BAAE7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDBF81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF979Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#81D1F5
Analogous#F58197, #F5DF81
Triadic#81F5A5, #A581F5
Split complementary#81F5DF, #8197F5
Tetradic#97F581, #81D1F5, #DF81F5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDE9E0
Lighter +10%#F9C7B0
Darker −10%#F18352
Darker −20%#EE6223
Darker −30%#CD4B10
Darker −40%#9E3A0C
More saturated +25%#FFA177
Less saturated −25%#E4AB92

Channel breakdown

R245
G165
B129
Red245 (96.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue18.62°
Saturation (HSL)85.29%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G A5 · B 81

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