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Recognised as Colour

#FAA000

  • #FAA000
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FAA000 is a orange with RGB values 250, 160, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FAA000#FAA000
HEX#FAA000
RGBrgb(250, 160, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6275, 0
RGB percentages98%, 62.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.4, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 100%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,424,960
CSS custom property--colour: #FAA000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#055FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEA700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BC0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 2.3Dark orange · ΔE 13.1Goldenrod · ΔE 18.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25Chocolate · ΔE 29.8Sandy brown · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 2.3, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005AFA
Analogous#FA2300, #D7FA00
Triadic#00FAA0, #A000FA
Split complementary#00D7FA, #2300FA
Tetradic#00FA23, #005AFA, #FA00D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEBC7
Lighter +30%#FFD894
Lighter +20%#FFC661
Lighter +10%#FFB42E
Darker −10%#C77F00
Darker −20%#945F00
Darker −30%#613E00
Darker −40%#2E1D00
More saturated +25%#FAA000
Less saturated −25%#DB971F

Channel breakdown

R250
G160
B0
Red250 (98%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G A0 · B 00

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