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Recognised as Colour

#FAA53B

  • #FAA53B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FAA53B is a orange with RGB values 250, 165, 59 and HSL 33°, 95%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FAA53B#FAA53B
HEX#FAA53B
RGBrgb(250, 165, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6471, 0.2314
RGB percentages98%, 64.7%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(33.3, 95%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.3, 76.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 34%, 76.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,426,299
CSS custom property--colour: #FAA53B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#055AC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AB2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BF3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 14.6Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Sandy brown · ΔE 17.6Dark orange · ΔE 18.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Peru · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B90FA
Analogous#FA463B, #F0FA3B
Triadic#3BFAA5, #A53BFA
Split complementary#3BF0FA, #463BFA
Tetradic#3BFA46, #3B90FA, #FA3BEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEEAD0
Lighter +20%#FDD39E
Lighter +10%#FBBC6D
Darker −10%#F98E09
Darker −20%#CA7205
Darker −30%#985604
Darker −40%#663A03
More saturated +25%#FFA636
Less saturated −25%#E1A254

Channel breakdown

R250
G165
B59
Red250 (98%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue33.3°
Saturation (HSL)95.02%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G A5 · B 3B

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