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Recognised as Colour

#F6AD8A

  • #F6AD8A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#F6AD8A is a orange with RGB values 246, 173, 138 and HSL 19°, 86%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F6AD8A#F6AD8A
HEX#F6AD8A
RGBrgb(246, 173, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6784, 0.5412
RGB percentages96.5%, 67.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(19.4, 85.7%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.4, 43.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.7%, 43.9%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,166,282
CSS custom property--colour: #F6AD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#095275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0B587no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C48Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 9Light salmon · ΔE 10.8Burlywood · ΔE 15.7Tan · ΔE 18.2Sandy brown · ΔE 18.4Peach puff · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD3F6
Analogous#F68A9D, #F6E38A
Triadic#8AF6AD, #AD8AF6
Split complementary#8AF6E3, #8A9DF6
Tetradic#9DF68A, #8AD3F6, #E38AF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDEFE9
Lighter +10%#FACEB9
Darker −10%#F28C5B
Darker −20%#EF6B2B
Darker −30%#D75110
Darker −40%#A73F0D
More saturated +25%#FFAA81
Less saturated −25%#E6B39A

Channel breakdown

R246
G173
B138
Red246 (96.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue19.44°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G AD · B 8A

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