Recognised as Colour
#FAAC06
- #FAAC06
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange
#FAAC06 is a orange with RGB values 250, 172, 6 and HSL 41°, 96%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.
Colour values
#FAAC06#FAAC06
HEX#FAAC06
RGBrgb(250, 172, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6745, 0.0235
RGB percentages98%, 67.5%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(40.8, 96.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.8, 97.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 97.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,428,038
CSS custom property--colour: #FAAC06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#0553F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0654FA
Analogous#FA3206, #CEFA06
Triadic#06FAAC, #AC06FA
Split complementary#06CEFA, #3206FA
Tetradic#06FA32, #0654FA, #FA06CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G172
B6
Red250 (98%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue40.82°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G AC · B 06
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