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Recognised as Colour

#F9A600

  • #F9A600
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F9A600 is a orange with RGB values 249, 166, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F9A600#F9A600
HEX#F9A600
RGBrgb(249, 166, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.651, 0
RGB percentages97.6%, 65.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(40, 100%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 100%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 100%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,360,960
CSS custom property--colour: #F9A600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#0659FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7BF10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF908Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 3.2Goldenrod · ΔE 16Dark orange · ΔE 16.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.4Gold · ΔE 27.5Sandy brown · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 3.15, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0053F9
Analogous#F92900, #CFF900
Triadic#00F9A6, #A600F9
Split complementary#00D0F9, #2A00F9
Tetradic#00F929, #0053F9, #F900CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFECC6
Lighter +30%#FFDB93
Lighter +20%#FFCA60
Lighter +10%#FFB92D
Darker −10%#C68400
Darker −20%#936200
Darker −30%#604000
Darker −40%#2D1E00
More saturated +25%#F9A600
Less saturated −25%#DA9C1F

Channel breakdown

R249
G166
B0
Red249 (97.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G A6 · B 00

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