Colour

#F8B005

#F8B005
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#F8B005 is a orange with RGB values 248, 176, 5 and HSL 42°, 96%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F8B005#F8B005

HEX#F8B005

RGBrgb(248, 176, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.6902, 0.0196

RGB percentages97.3%, 69%, 2%

HSLhsl(42.2, 96%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 98%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 98%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,297,989

CSS custom property--colour: #F8B005;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#074FFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC418no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 8.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 13.7 Gold · ΔE 21.5 Dark orange · ΔE 23 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#054DF8

Analogous#F83705, #C7F805

Triadic#05F8B0, #B005F8

Split complementary#05C7F8, #3605F8

Tetradic#05F837, #054DF8, #F805C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEEFCB

Lighter +30%#FDDF99

Lighter +20%#FCD067

Lighter +10%#FBC035

Darker −10%#C68D04

Darker −20%#946903

Darker −30%#624602

Darker −40%#302201

More saturated +25%#FDB200

Less saturated −25%#D8A325

Channel breakdown

R248

G176

Red248 (97.3%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue42.22°

Saturation (HSL)96.05%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G B0 · B 05

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Colour values

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