Colour
#FAB429
- #FAB429
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#FAB429 is a orange with RGB values 250, 180, 41 and HSL 40°, 95%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#FAB429#FAB429
HEX#FAB429
RGBrgb(250, 180, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7059, 0.1608
RGB percentages98%, 70.6%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(39.9, 95.4%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.9, 83.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 83.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,430,121
CSS custom property--colour: #FAB429;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#054BD6
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 text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#296FFA
Analogous#FA4B29, #D7FA29
Triadic#29FAB4, #B429FA
Split complementary#29D8FA, #4C29FA
Tetradic#29FA4B, #296FFA, #FA29D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G180
B41
Red250 (98%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue39.9°
Saturation (HSL)95.43%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G B4 · B 29
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