Colour

#FAB487

#FAB487
Orange
Light
Nearest: Light salmon

#FAB487 is a orange with RGB values 250, 180, 135 and HSL 23°, 92%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#FAB487

RGBrgb(250, 180, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7059, 0.5294

RGB percentages98%, 70.6%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(23.5, 92%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.5, 46%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 28%, 46%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,430,215

CSS custom property--colour: #FAB487;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#054B78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8BA84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C987no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA7A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 12.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 13.1 Burlywood · ΔE 13.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 14.9 Tan · ΔE 17.9 Navajo white · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87CDFA

Analogous#FA8793, #FAEE87

Triadic#87FAB4, #B487FA

Split complementary#87FAEE, #8793FA

Tetradic#93FA87, #87CDFA, #EE87FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEF1E9

Lighter +10%#FCD3B8

Darker −10%#F89556

Darker −20%#F67725

Darker −30%#DF5D09

Darker −40%#AE4807

More saturated +25%#FFB382

Less saturated −25%#EAB797

Channel breakdown

R250

G180

B135

Red250 (98%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue23.48°

Saturation (HSL)92%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G B4 · B 87

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Colour values

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