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Recognised as Colour

#FA8B06

  • #FA8B06
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FA8B06 is a orange with RGB values 250, 139, 6 and HSL 33°, 96%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FA8B06#FA8B06
HEX#FA8B06
RGBrgb(250, 139, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.5451, 0.0235
RGB percentages98%, 54.5%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(32.7, 96.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.7, 97.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 97.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,419,590
CSS custom property--colour: #FA8B06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#0574F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AD9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B105no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 2.39, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0675FA
Analogous#FA1106, #EFFA06
Triadic#06FA8B, #8B06FA
Split complementary#06EFFA, #1106FA
Tetradic#06FA11, #0675FA, #FA06EF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEE8CE
Lighter +30%#FDD19C
Lighter +20%#FCBA6A
Lighter +10%#FBA238
Darker −10%#C96F04
Darker −20%#975403
Darker −30%#653802
Darker −40%#331C01
More saturated +25%#FF8B01
Less saturated −25%#DA8826

Channel breakdown

R250
G139
B6
Red250 (98%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue32.7°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 8B · B 06

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