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Colour

#FAAA59

  • #FAAA59
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FAAA59 is a orange with RGB values 250, 170, 89 and HSL 30°, 94%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FAAA59#FAAA59
HEX#FAAA59
RGBrgb(250, 170, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6667, 0.349
RGB percentages98%, 66.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(30.2, 94.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.2, 64.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 64.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,427,609
CSS custom property--colour: #FAAA59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#0555A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B051no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C35Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 6.3Peru · ΔE 15Light salmon · ΔE 20.6Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9Chocolate · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59A9FA
Analogous#FA5A59, #F9FA59
Triadic#59FAAA, #AA59FA
Split complementary#59F9FA, #5A59FA
Tetradic#59FA5A, #59A9FA, #FA59FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF6EE
Lighter +20%#FDDDBC
Lighter +10%#FBC38B
Darker −10%#F99127
Darker −20%#E67707
Darker −30%#B55E05
Darker −40%#834404
More saturated +25%#FFAA54
Less saturated −25%#E5AA6E

Channel breakdown

R250
G170
B89
Red250 (98%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue30.19°
Saturation (HSL)94.15%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G AA · B 59

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