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Colour

#F99C00

  • #F99C00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F99C00 is a orange with RGB values 249, 156, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F99C00#F99C00
HEX#F99C00
RGBrgb(249, 156, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.6118, 0
RGB percentages97.6%, 61.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(37.6, 100%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.6, 100%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 100%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,358,400
CSS custom property--colour: #F99C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#0663FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0BA0Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8585no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 4.1Dark orange · ΔE 11.1Goldenrod · ΔE 19.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.1Chocolate · ΔE 28Sandy brown · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005DF9
Analogous#F91F00, #DAF900
Triadic#00F99C, #9C00F9
Split complementary#00D9F9, #2000F9
Tetradic#00F91F, #005DF9, #F900D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEAC6
Lighter +30%#FFD793
Lighter +20%#FFC460
Lighter +10%#FFB12D
Darker −10%#C67C00
Darker −20%#935C00
Darker −30%#603C00
Darker −40%#2D1C00
More saturated +25%#F99C00
Less saturated −25%#DA941F

Channel breakdown

R249
G156
B0
Red249 (97.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue37.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 9C · B 00

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