Recognised as Colour

#F9AE48

#F9AE48
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#F9AE48 is a orange with RGB values 249, 174, 72 and HSL 35°, 94%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F9AE48#F9AE48

HEX#F9AE48

RGBrgb(249, 174, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.6824, 0.2824

RGB percentages97.6%, 68.2%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(34.6, 93.7%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.6, 71.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 30.1%, 71.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,363,080

CSS custom property--colour: #F9AE48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#0651B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B23Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C44Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 15.3 Orange · ΔE 18.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Peru · ΔE 20.1 Dark orange · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4893F9

Analogous#F95648, #EBF948

Triadic#48F9AE, #AE48F9

Split complementary#48ECF9, #5548F9

Tetradic#48F956, #4893F9, #F948EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF0DC

Lighter +20%#FCDAAB

Lighter +10%#FBC479

Darker −10%#F79817

Darker −20%#D47D07

Darker −30%#A36005

Darker −40%#714304

More saturated +25%#FFAF42

Less saturated −25%#E1AA60

Channel breakdown

R249

G174

B72

Red249 (97.6%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue34.58°

Saturation (HSL)93.65%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G AE · B 48

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