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Recognised as Colour

#F8A623

  • #F8A623
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F8A623 is a orange with RGB values 248, 166, 35 and HSL 37°, 94%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F8A623#F8A623
HEX#F8A623
RGBrgb(248, 166, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.651, 0.1373
RGB percentages97.3%, 65.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(36.9, 93.8%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 85.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.1%, 85.9%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,295,459
CSS custom property--colour: #F8A623;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#0759DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C2AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6BF28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF918Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2375F8
Analogous#F83C23, #DFF823
Triadic#23F8A6, #A623F8
Split complementary#23DFF8, #3C23F8
Tetradic#23F83C, #2375F8, #F823DF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEF6E9
Lighter +30%#FDE2B7
Lighter +20%#FBCE86
Lighter +10%#FABA54
Darker −10%#E18D07
Darker −20%#AF6E06
Darker −30%#7E4F04
Darker −40%#4D3002
More saturated +25%#FFA81C
Less saturated −25%#DC9F3F

Channel breakdown

R248
G166
B35
Red248 (97.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue36.9°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G A6 · B 23

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