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Recognised as Colour

#FAAA36

  • #FAAA36
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FAAA36 is a orange with RGB values 250, 170, 54 and HSL 36°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FAAA36#FAAA36
HEX#FAAA36
RGBrgb(250, 170, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6667, 0.2118
RGB percentages98%, 66.7%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(35.5, 95.1%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.5, 78.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 78.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,427,574
CSS custom property--colour: #FAAA36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#0555C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AF22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C23Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 12.2Goldenrod · ΔE 12.7Dark orange · ΔE 19.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20Sandy brown · ΔE 20.8Peru · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3686FA
Analogous#FA4836, #E8FA36
Triadic#36FAAA, #AA36FA
Split complementary#36E8FA, #4836FA
Tetradic#36FA48, #3686FA, #FA36E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFD
Lighter +30%#FEE9CB
Lighter +20%#FCD49A
Lighter +10%#FBBF68
Darker −10%#F79506
Darker −20%#C57705
Darker −30%#935904
Darker −40%#623B02
More saturated +25%#FFAB31
Less saturated −25%#E0A550

Channel breakdown

R250
G170
B54
Red250 (98%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue35.51°
Saturation (HSL)95.15%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G AA · B 36

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