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Recognised as Colour

#F9D27D

  • #F9D27D
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F9D27D is a orange with RGB values 249, 210, 125 and HSL 41°, 91%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F9D27D#F9D27D
HEX#F9D27D
RGBrgb(249, 210, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8235, 0.4902
RGB percentages97.6%, 82.4%, 49%
HSLhsl(41.1, 91.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 49.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 49.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,372,349
CSS custom property--colour: #F9D27D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#062D82

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E5D176no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDB80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFC5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7DA4F9
Analogous#F9947D, #E2F97D
Triadic#7DF9D2, #D27DF9
Split complementary#7DE2F9, #947DF9
Tetradic#7DF994, #7DA4F9, #F97DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF4DE
Lighter +10%#FBE3AE
Darker −10%#F7C14C
Darker −20%#F4B01C
Darker −30%#D3940A
Darker −40%#A27208
More saturated +25%#FFD477
Less saturated −25%#E8CC8E

Channel breakdown

R249
G210
B125
Red249 (97.6%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue41.13°
Saturation (HSL)91.18%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G D2 · B 7D

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