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Recognised as Colour

#F8AE64

  • #F8AE64
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#F8AE64 is a orange with RGB values 248, 174, 100 and HSL 30°, 91%, 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

#F8AE64#F8AE64
HEX#F8AE64
RGBrgb(248, 174, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.6824, 0.3922
RGB percentages97.3%, 68.2%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(30, 91.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 59.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 29.8%, 59.7%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,297,572
CSS custom property--colour: #F8AE64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#07519B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B35Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C465no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 4.6Peru · ΔE 15.1Light salmon · ΔE 18.2Burlywood · ΔE 22.2Dark salmon · ΔE 23.3Goldenrod · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64AEF8
Analogous#F86464, #F8F864
Triadic#64F8AE, #AE64F8
Split complementary#64F8F8, #6464F8
Tetradic#64F864, #64AEF8, #F864F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFBF6
Lighter +20%#FCE1C6
Lighter +10%#FAC895
Darker −10%#F69533
Darker −20%#EB7B0B
Darker −30%#BB6208
Darker −40%#8A4806
More saturated +25%#FFAE5D
Less saturated −25%#E4AE78

Channel breakdown

R248
G174
B100
Red248 (97.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)91.36%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G AE · B 64

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