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Recognised as Colour

#F9AA2E

  • #F9AA2E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#F9AA2E is a orange with RGB values 249, 170, 46 and HSL 37°, 94%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#F9AA2E#F9AA2E
HEX#F9AA2E
RGBrgb(249, 170, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.6667, 0.1804
RGB percentages97.6%, 66.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(36.7, 94.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 81.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 81.5%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,362,030
CSS custom property--colour: #F9AA2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#0655D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AF11no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C233no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 10Goldenrod · ΔE 12Dark orange · ΔE 19.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Sandy brown · ΔE 23.5Peru · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E7DF9
Analogous#F9442E, #E3F92E
Triadic#2EF9AA, #AA2EF9
Split complementary#2EE3F9, #442EF9
Tetradic#2EF944, #2E7DF9, #F92EE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBF4
Lighter +30%#FDE6C3
Lighter +20%#FCD291
Lighter +10%#FABE60
Darker −10%#ED9407
Darker −20%#BC7505
Darker −30%#8A5604
Darker −40%#583703
More saturated +25%#FFAB28
Less saturated −25%#DEA449

Channel breakdown

R249
G170
B46
Red249 (97.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue36.65°
Saturation (HSL)94.42%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G AA · B 2E

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