Recognised as Colour
#FAB425
- #FAB425
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Orange
#FAB425 is a orange with RGB values 250, 180, 37 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
#FAB425#FAB425
HEX#FAB425
RGBrgb(250, 180, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7059, 0.1451
RGB percentages98%, 70.6%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(40.3, 95.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.3, 85.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 85.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,430,117
CSS custom property--colour: #FAB425;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.531WCAG 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#B9B9B9
Inverted#054BDA
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#256BFA
Analogous#FA4925, #D6FA25
Triadic#25FAB4, #B425FA
Split complementary#25D6FA, #4A25FA
Tetradic#25FA49, #256BFA, #FA25D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G180
B37
Red250 (98%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue40.28°
Saturation (HSL)95.52%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G B4 · B 25
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