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Colour

#F6A556

  • #F6A556
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#F6A556 is a orange with RGB values 246, 165, 86 and HSL 30°, 90%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F6A556#F6A556
HEX#F6A556
RGBrgb(246, 165, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6471, 0.3373
RGB percentages96.5%, 64.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(29.6, 89.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.6, 65%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 65%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,164,182
CSS custom property--colour: #F6A556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#095AA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEAC4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BE57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9393no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 5.4Peru · ΔE 13.3Light salmon · ΔE 19.7Goldenrod · ΔE 22.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Chocolate · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56A7F6
Analogous#F65657, #F6F556
Triadic#56F6A5, #A556F6
Split complementary#56F6F5, #5657F6
Tetradic#57F656, #56A7F6, #F556F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF2E7
Lighter +20%#FBD9B7
Lighter +10%#F9BF86
Darker −10%#F38B26
Darker −20%#DA720C
Darker −30%#AA5809
Darker −40%#7A3F06
More saturated +25%#FFA54D
Less saturated −25%#E0A56C

Channel breakdown

R246
G165
B86
Red246 (96.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue29.63°
Saturation (HSL)89.89%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G A5 · B 56

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