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Recognised as Colour

#F8AB08

  • #F8AB08
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F8AB08 is a orange with RGB values 248, 171, 8 and HSL 41°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F8AB08#F8AB08
HEX#F8AB08
RGBrgb(248, 171, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.6706, 0.0314
RGB percentages97.3%, 67.1%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(40.7, 94.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.7, 96.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 96.8%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,296,712
CSS custom property--colour: #F8AB08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#0754F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C217no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.1Goldenrod · ΔE 14Dark orange · ΔE 20Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Gold · ΔE 24.6Sandy brown · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0855F8
Analogous#F83308, #CDF808
Triadic#08F8AB, #AB08F8
Split complementary#08CDF8, #3308F8
Tetradic#08F833, #0855F8, #F808CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEECE
Lighter +30%#FCDE9D
Lighter +20%#FBCD6B
Lighter +10%#F9BC3A
Darker −10%#C78906
Darker −20%#966704
Darker −30%#644503
Darker −40%#332301
More saturated +25%#FFAE01
Less saturated −25%#D8A028

Channel breakdown

R248
G171
B8
Red248 (97.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue40.75°
Saturation (HSL)94.49%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G AB · B 08

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