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Recognised as Colour

#F6A625

  • #F6A625
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F6A625 is a orange with RGB values 246, 166, 37 and HSL 37°, 92%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F6A625#F6A625
HEX#F6A625
RGBrgb(246, 166, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.651, 0.1451
RGB percentages96.5%, 65.1%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(37, 92.1%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37, 85%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 85%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,164,389
CSS custom property--colour: #F6A625;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#0959DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BE2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF928Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 8.5Goldenrod · ΔE 12.4Dark orange · ΔE 17.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.1Sandy brown · ΔE 24.8Peru · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2575F6
Analogous#F63E25, #DDF625
Triadic#25F6A6, #A625F6
Split complementary#25DDF6, #3E25F6
Tetradic#25F63E, #2575F6, #F625DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF6E9
Lighter +30%#FCE2B8
Lighter +20%#FACE87
Lighter +10%#F8BA56
Darker −10%#DF8D09
Darker −20%#AE6E07
Darker −30%#7D4F05
Darker −40%#4C3003
More saturated +25%#FFA81C
Less saturated −25%#DA9F41

Channel breakdown

R246
G166
B37
Red246 (96.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue37.03°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G A6 · B 25

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