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Recognised as Colour

#F6A423

  • #F6A423
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F6A423 is a orange with RGB values 246, 164, 35 and HSL 37°, 92%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F6A423#F6A423
HEX#F6A423
RGBrgb(246, 164, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6431, 0.1373
RGB percentages96.5%, 64.3%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(36.7, 92.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 85.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 85.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,163,875
CSS custom property--colour: #F6A423;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#095BDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BD28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 7.9Goldenrod · ΔE 13.2Dark orange · ΔE 16.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Sandy brown · ΔE 24.9Peru · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2375F6
Analogous#F63B23, #DFF623
Triadic#23F6A4, #A423F6
Split complementary#23DFF6, #3B23F6
Tetradic#23F63A, #2375F6, #F623DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF5E7
Lighter +30%#FCE1B6
Lighter +20%#FACD85
Lighter +10%#F8B854
Darker −10%#DD8B09
Darker −20%#AC6C07
Darker −30%#7B4D05
Darker −40%#4A2E03
More saturated +25%#FFA61A
Less saturated −25%#D99E40

Channel breakdown

R246
G164
B35
Red246 (96.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue36.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G A4 · B 23

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