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Colour

#F9C657

  • #F9C657
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#F9C657 is a orange with RGB values 249, 198, 87 and HSL 41°, 93%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F9C657#F9C657
HEX#F9C657
RGBrgb(249, 198, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.7765, 0.3412
RGB percentages97.6%, 77.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(41.1, 93.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 65.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 65.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,369,239
CSS custom property--colour: #F9C657;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#0639A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC64Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D35Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Sandy brown · ΔE 23.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.6Khaki · ΔE 23.7Orange · ΔE 26.1Gold · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#578AF9
Analogous#F97557, #DBF957
Triadic#57F9C6, #C657F9
Split complementary#57DBF9, #7557F9
Tetradic#57F975, #578AF9, #F957DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF8EB
Lighter +20%#FDE7B9
Lighter +10%#FBD788
Darker −10%#F7B526
Darker −20%#E29D08
Darker −30%#B17B06
Darker −40%#7F5905
More saturated +25%#FFC851
Less saturated −25%#E3BE6D

Channel breakdown

R249
G198
B87
Red249 (97.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue41.11°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G C6 · B 57

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