Colour

#F8B556

#F8B556
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#F8B556 is a orange with RGB values 248, 181, 86 and HSL 35°, 92%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#F8B556

RGBrgb(248, 181, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.7098, 0.3373

RGB percentages97.3%, 71%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(35.2, 92%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 65.3%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 27%, 65.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,299,350

CSS custom property--colour: #F8B556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#074AA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB84Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC859no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA4A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Peru · ΔE 19.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.7 Orange · ΔE 24.2 Light salmon · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5699F8

Analogous#F86456, #EAF856

Triadic#56F8B5, #B556F8

Split complementary#56EAF8, #6456F8

Tetradic#56F864, #5699F8, #F856EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF5E9

Lighter +20%#FCE0B8

Lighter +10%#FACA87

Darker −10%#F6A025

Darker −20%#DF8609

Darker −30%#AE6907

Darker −40%#7D4B05

More saturated +25%#FFB64F

Less saturated −25%#E2B16C

Channel breakdown

R248

G181

B86

Red248 (97.3%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue35.19°

Saturation (HSL)92.05%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G B5 · B 56

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Colour values

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