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Recognised as Colour

#F6A523

  • #F6A523
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F6A523 is a orange with RGB values 246, 165, 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

#F6A523#F6A523
HEX#F6A523
RGBrgb(246, 165, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6471, 0.1373
RGB percentages96.5%, 64.7%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(37, 92.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37, 85.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 85.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,164,131
CSS custom property--colour: #F6A523;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#095ADC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BE28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF908Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 7.9Goldenrod · ΔE 12.8Dark orange · ΔE 17.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Sandy brown · ΔE 25.1Peru · ΔE 26.8
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#2374F6
Analogous#F63C23, #DDF623
Triadic#23F6A5, #A523F6
Split complementary#23DDF6, #3C23F6
Tetradic#23F63C, #2374F6, #F623DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF5E7
Lighter +30%#FCE1B6
Lighter +20%#FACD85
Lighter +10%#F8B954
Darker −10%#DD8C09
Darker −20%#AC6D07
Darker −30%#7B4E05
Darker −40%#4A2F03
More saturated +25%#FFA71A
Less saturated −25%#D99E40

Channel breakdown

R246
G165
B35
Red246 (96.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue36.97°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G A5 · B 23

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