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Recognised as Colour

#FAAF2D

  • #FAAF2D
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FAAF2D is a orange with RGB values 250, 175, 45 and HSL 38°, 95%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FAAF2D#FAAF2D
HEX#FAAF2D
RGBrgb(250, 175, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6863, 0.1765
RGB percentages98%, 68.6%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(38, 95.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 82%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 82%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,428,845
CSS custom property--colour: #FAAF2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#0550D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB30Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC533no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 10.2Goldenrod · ΔE 10.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21Dark orange · ΔE 21.2Sandy brown · ΔE 25.4Gold · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D78FA
Analogous#FA492D, #DEFA2D
Triadic#2DFAAF, #AF2DFA
Split complementary#2DDFFA, #482DFA
Tetradic#2DFA49, #2D78FA, #FA2DDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBF4
Lighter +30%#FEE8C2
Lighter +20%#FCD591
Lighter +10%#FBC25F
Darker −10%#EE9906
Darker −20%#BD7904
Darker −30%#8B5903
Darker −40%#593902
More saturated +25%#FFB028
Less saturated −25%#DFA848

Channel breakdown

R250
G175
B45
Red250 (98%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue38.05°
Saturation (HSL)95.35%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G AF · B 2D

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