Recognised as Colour

#F8AE38

#F8AE38
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#F8AE38 is a orange with RGB values 248, 174, 56 and HSL 37°, 93%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F8AE38#F8AE38

HEX#F8AE38

RGBrgb(248, 174, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.6824, 0.2196

RGB percentages97.3%, 68.2%, 22%

HSLhsl(36.9, 93.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 77.4%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 29.8%, 77.4%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,297,528

CSS custom property--colour: #F8AE38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50514WCAG 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 11.1:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#0751C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B224no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAC43Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Orange · ΔE 13.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.4 Dark orange · ΔE 22.3 Peru · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3882F8

Analogous#F84E38, #E2F838

Triadic#38F8AE, #AE38F8

Split complementary#38E2F8, #4E38F8

Tetradic#38F84E, #3882F8, #F838E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFD

Lighter +30%#FDEACC

Lighter +20%#FBD69B

Lighter +10%#FAC269

Darker −10%#F49A09

Darker −20%#C37B07

Darker −30%#925C05

Darker −40%#613D03

More saturated +25%#FFB031

Less saturated −25%#DEA852

Channel breakdown

R248

G174

B56

Red248 (97.3%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue36.88°

Saturation (HSL)93.2%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G AE · B 38

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