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Recognised as Colour

#F9A63C

  • #F9A63C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#F9A63C is a orange with RGB values 249, 166, 60 and HSL 34°, 94%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F9A63C#F9A63C
HEX#F9A63C
RGBrgb(249, 166, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.651, 0.2353
RGB percentages97.6%, 65.1%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(33.7, 94%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.7, 75.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 75.9%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,361,020
CSS custom property--colour: #F9A63C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.55:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#0659C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AC2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BF3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Orange · ΔE 15Sandy brown · ΔE 17.4Dark orange · ΔE 19.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Peru · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C8FF9
Analogous#F9483C, #EDF93C
Triadic#3CF9A6, #A63CF9
Split complementary#3CEEF9, #473CF9
Tetradic#3CF947, #3C8FF9, #F93CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEEAD0
Lighter +20%#FCD39F
Lighter +10%#FBBD6D
Darker −10%#F78F0B
Darker −20%#C97306
Darker −30%#975705
Darker −40%#663B03
More saturated +25%#FFA736
Less saturated −25%#E0A355

Channel breakdown

R249
G166
B60
Red249 (97.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue33.65°
Saturation (HSL)94.03%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G A6 · B 3C

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