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Recognised as Colour

#F6AE65

  • #F6AE65
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#F6AE65 is a orange with RGB values 246, 174, 101 and HSL 30°, 89%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F6AE65#F6AE65
HEX#F6AE65
RGBrgb(246, 174, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6824, 0.3961
RGB percentages96.5%, 68.2%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(30.2, 89%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.2, 58.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 58.9%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,166,501
CSS custom property--colour: #F6AE65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#09519A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B35Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C466no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 4.9Peru · ΔE 15Light salmon · ΔE 18.1Burlywood · ΔE 21.1Dark salmon · ΔE 22.8Goldenrod · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65ADF6
Analogous#F66565, #F6F665
Triadic#65F6AE, #AE65F6
Split complementary#65F5F6, #6665F6
Tetradic#65F666, #65ADF6, #F665F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF6
Lighter +20%#FCE1C5
Lighter +10%#F9C795
Darker −10%#F39535
Darker −20%#E77B0E
Darker −30%#B7620B
Darker −40%#874808
More saturated +25%#FFAE5C
Less saturated −25%#E2AE79

Channel breakdown

R246
G174
B101
Red246 (96.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue30.21°
Saturation (HSL)88.96%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G AE · B 65

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