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Colour

#F99E00

  • #F99E00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F99E00 is a orange with RGB values 249, 158, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F99E00#F99E00
HEX#F99E00
RGBrgb(249, 158, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.6196, 0
RGB percentages97.6%, 62%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.1, 100%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 100%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 100%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,358,912
CSS custom property--colour: #F99E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#0661FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BB0Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 3.2Dark orange · ΔE 12.3Goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.8Chocolate · ΔE 28.9Sandy brown · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 3.18, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005BF9
Analogous#F92100, #D7F900
Triadic#00F99E, #9E00F9
Split complementary#00D7F9, #2200F9
Tetradic#00F922, #005BF9, #F900D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEAC6
Lighter +30%#FFD893
Lighter +20%#FFC560
Lighter +10%#FFB22D
Darker −10%#C67E00
Darker −20%#935D00
Darker −30%#603D00
Darker −40%#2D1D00
More saturated +25%#F99E00
Less saturated −25%#DA961F

Channel breakdown

R249
G158
B0
Red249 (97.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 9E · B 00

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