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Recognised as Colour

#FA9D2C

  • #FA9D2C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FA9D2C is a orange with RGB values 250, 157, 44 and HSL 33°, 95%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FA9D2C#FA9D2C
HEX#FA9D2C
RGBrgb(250, 157, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6157, 0.1725
RGB percentages98%, 61.6%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(32.9, 95.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.9, 82.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 82.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,424,236
CSS custom property--colour: #FA9D2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#0562D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA513no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BB2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 11.4Dark orange · ΔE 12.9Goldenrod · ΔE 18.3Sandy brown · ΔE 21.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.2Chocolate · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C89FA
Analogous#FA362C, #F0FA2C
Triadic#2CFA9D, #9D2CFA
Split complementary#2CF0FA, #362CFA
Tetradic#2CFA36, #2C89FA, #FA2CF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFAF3
Lighter +30%#FEE2C1
Lighter +20%#FCCB90
Lighter +10%#FBB45E
Darker −10%#ED8506
Darker −20%#BC6904
Darker −30%#8A4D03
Darker −40%#583102
More saturated +25%#FF9D27
Less saturated −25%#DF9A47

Channel breakdown

R250
G157
B44
Red250 (98%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue32.91°
Saturation (HSL)95.37%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 9D · B 2C

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