Colour

#FAB200

#FAB200
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FAB200 is a orange with RGB values 250, 178, 0 and HSL 43°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FAB200#FAB200

HEX#FAB200

RGBrgb(250, 178, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.698, 0

RGB percentages98%, 69.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(42.7, 100%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.7, 100%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 28.8%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,429,568

CSS custom property--colour: #FAB200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#054DFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFC616no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 9.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Gold · ΔE 20.6 Dark orange · ΔE 23.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0048FA

Analogous#FA3500, #C5FA00

Triadic#00FAB2, #B200FA

Split complementary#00C5FA, #3500FA

Tetradic#00FA35, #0048FA, #FA00C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFEFC7

Lighter +30%#FFE094

Lighter +20%#FFD161

Lighter +10%#FFC32E

Darker −10%#C78E00

Darker −20%#946900

Darker −30%#614500

Darker −40%#2E2100

More saturated +25%#FAB200

Less saturated −25%#DBA51F

Channel breakdown

R250

G178

Red250 (98%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue42.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G B2 · B 00

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