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Recognised as Colour

#F8A409

  • #F8A409
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F8A409 is a orange with RGB values 248, 164, 9 and HSL 39°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F8A409#F8A409
HEX#F8A409
RGBrgb(248, 164, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.6431, 0.0353
RGB percentages97.3%, 64.3%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(38.9, 94.5%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 96.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 96.4%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,294,921
CSS custom property--colour: #F8A409;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#075BF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BE15no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 3.3Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7Dark orange · ΔE 15.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.5Gold · ΔE 28.8Sandy brown · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 3.34, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#095DF8
Analogous#F82D09, #D4F809
Triadic#09F8A4, #A409F8
Split complementary#09D4F8, #2D09F8
Tetradic#09F82C, #095DF8, #F809D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEDCF
Lighter +30%#FCDB9E
Lighter +20%#FBC96C
Lighter +10%#F9B63B
Darker −10%#C88406
Darker −20%#976304
Darker −30%#654303
Darker −40%#342201
More saturated +25%#FFA602
Less saturated −25%#D89B29

Channel breakdown

R248
G164
B9
Red248 (97.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue38.91°
Saturation (HSL)94.47%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G A4 · B 09

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