Recognised as Colour
#FAB406
- #FAB406
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Orange
#FAB406 is a orange with RGB values 250, 180, 6 and HSL 43°, 96%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.
Colour values
#FAB406#FAB406
HEX#FAB406
RGBrgb(250, 180, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7059, 0.0235
RGB percentages98%, 70.6%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(42.8, 96.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.8, 97.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 97.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,430,086
CSS custom property--colour: #FAB406;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#054BF9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#064CFA
Analogous#FA3A06, #C6FA06
Triadic#06FAB4, #B406FA
Split complementary#06C6FA, #3A06FA
Tetradic#06FA3A, #064CFA, #FA06C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G180
B6
Red250 (98%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue42.79°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G B4 · B 06
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