Recognised as Colour

#F6AE4C

#F6AE4C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#F6AE4C is a orange with RGB values 246, 174, 76 and HSL 35°, 90%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F6AE4C#F6AE4C

HEX#F6AE4C

RGBrgb(246, 174, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6824, 0.298

RGB percentages96.5%, 68.2%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(34.6, 90.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.6, 69.1%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 29.3%, 69.1%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,166,476

CSS custom property--colour: #F6AE4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#0951B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B241no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C34Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.3 Peru · ΔE 18.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19 Orange · ΔE 21.1 Dark orange · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4C94F6

Analogous#F6594C, #E9F64C

Triadic#4CF6AE, #AE4CF6

Split complementary#4CE9F6, #594CF6

Tetradic#4CF659, #4C94F6, #F64CE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF0DE

Lighter +20%#FBDAAD

Lighter +10%#F8C47D

Darker −10%#F4981B

Darker −20%#D17D0B

Darker −30%#A16008

Darker −40%#704306

More saturated +25%#FFAF43

Less saturated −25%#DFAA63

Channel breakdown

R246

G174

B76

Red246 (96.5%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue34.59°

Saturation (HSL)90.43%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G AE · B 4C

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Colour harmonies

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