Recognised as Colour

#F9A437

#F9A437
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Nearest: Orange

#F9A437 is a orange with RGB values 249, 164, 55 and HSL 34°, 94%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

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HEX#F9A437

RGBrgb(249, 164, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.6431, 0.2157

RGB percentages97.6%, 64.3%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(33.7, 94.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(33.7, 77.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 34.1%, 77.9%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,360,503

CSS custom property--colour: #F9A437;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#065BC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0AA25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BE3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF908Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 13.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Dark orange · ΔE 17.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Peru · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#378CF9

Analogous#F94337, #EDF937

Triadic#37F9A4, #A437F9

Split complementary#37EDF9, #4337F9

Tetradic#37F943, #378CF9, #F937ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFD

Lighter +30%#FDE8CC

Lighter +20%#FCD19A

Lighter +10%#FABB69

Darker −10%#F68D07

Darker −20%#C47106

Darker −30%#935404

Darker −40%#613803

More saturated +25%#FFA531

Less saturated −25%#DFA151

Channel breakdown

R249

G164

B55

Red249 (97.6%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue33.71°

Saturation (HSL)94.17%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G A4 · B 37

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