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Recognised as Colour

#FAB424

  • #FAB424
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FAB424 is a orange with RGB values 250, 180, 36 and HSL 40°, 96%, 56%. 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

#FAB424#FAB424
HEX#FAB424
RGBrgb(250, 180, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7059, 0.1412
RGB percentages98%, 70.6%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(40.4, 95.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 85.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 85.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,430,116
CSS custom property--colour: #FAB424;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#054BDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFC82Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA09Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 10.7Goldenrod · ΔE 11.1Gold · ΔE 22.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.8Dark orange · ΔE 23.9Sandy brown · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#246AFA
Analogous#FA4924, #D5FA24
Triadic#24FAB4, #B424FA
Split complementary#24D5FA, #4924FA
Tetradic#24FA49, #246AFA, #FA24D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF8EB
Lighter +30%#FDE7BA
Lighter +20%#FCD688
Lighter +10%#FBC556
Darker −10%#E69C05
Darker −20%#B47A04
Darker −30%#825803
Darker −40%#503702
More saturated +25%#FFB61F
Less saturated −25%#DEAA40

Channel breakdown

R250
G180
B36
Red250 (98%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue40.37°
Saturation (HSL)95.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G B4 · B 24

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