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Colour

#FA6C00

  • #FA6C00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FA6C00 is a orange with RGB values 250, 108, 0 and HSL 26°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FA6C00#FA6C00
HEX#FA6C00
RGBrgb(250, 108, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4235, 0
RGB percentages98%, 42.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(25.9, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.9, 100%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 56.8%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,411,648
CSS custom property--colour: #FA6C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#0593FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#968300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF485Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 16Orange red · ΔE 18.1Chocolate · ΔE 20.7Coral · ΔE 24.6Tomato · ΔE 25.7Orange · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008EFA
Analogous#FA0011, #FAE900
Triadic#00FA6C, #6C00FA
Split complementary#00FAE9, #0011FA
Tetradic#11FA00, #008EFA, #E900FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDFC7
Lighter +30%#FFC294
Lighter +20%#FFA561
Lighter +10%#FF882E
Darker −10%#C75600
Darker −20%#944000
Darker −30%#612A00
Darker −40%#2E1400
More saturated +25%#FA6C00
Less saturated −25%#DB701F

Channel breakdown

R250
G108
B0
Red250 (98%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue25.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 6C · B 00

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