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Recognised as Colour

#F6A985

  • #F6A985
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#F6A985 is a orange with RGB values 246, 169, 133 and HSL 19°, 86%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F6A985#F6A985
HEX#F6A985
RGBrgb(246, 169, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6627, 0.5216
RGB percentages96.5%, 66.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(19.1, 86.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.1, 45.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 31.3%, 45.9%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,165,253
CSS custom property--colour: #F6A985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#09567A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB182no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.5Light salmon · ΔE 8.6Sandy brown · ΔE 16.9Burlywood · ΔE 17.3Tan · ΔE 20.1Salmon · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85D2F6
Analogous#F6859A, #F6E285
Triadic#85F6A9, #A985F6
Split complementary#85F6E2, #8599F6
Tetradic#99F685, #85D2F6, #E285F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDECE4
Lighter +10%#FACAB4
Darker −10%#F28856
Darker −20%#EF6626
Darker −30%#D24E10
Darker −40%#A33C0C
More saturated +25%#FFA67C
Less saturated −25%#E6AF95

Channel breakdown

R246
G169
B133
Red246 (96.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue19.12°
Saturation (HSL)86.26%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G A9 · B 85

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