Colour

#F9944A

#F9944A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#F9944A is a orange with RGB values 249, 148, 74 and HSL 25°, 94%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F9944A#F9944A

HEX#F9944A

RGBrgb(249, 148, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.5804, 0.2902

RGB percentages97.6%, 58%, 29%

HSLhsl(25.4, 93.6%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.4, 70.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 40.6%, 70.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,356,426

CSS custom property--colour: #F9944A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#066BB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19F42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B64Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12.1 Coral · ΔE 15.2 Peru · ΔE 15.3 Chocolate · ΔE 15.8 Light salmon · ΔE 19.9 Dark orange · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4AAFF9

Analogous#F94A58, #F9EB4A

Triadic#4AF994, #944AF9

Split complementary#4AF9EC, #4A57F9

Tetradic#58F94A, #4AAFF9, #EC4AF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEECDE

Lighter +20%#FCCEAD

Lighter +10%#FBB17B

Darker −10%#F77719

Darker −20%#D65F07

Darker −30%#A54905

Darker −40%#733304

More saturated +25%#FF9344

Less saturated −25%#E29861

Channel breakdown

R249

G148

B74

Red249 (97.6%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue25.37°

Saturation (HSL)93.58%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G 94 · B 4A

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