Recognised as Colour
#FAB525
- #FAB525
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#FAB525 is a orange with RGB values 250, 181, 37 and HSL 41°, 96%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#FAB525#FAB525
HEX#FAB525
RGBrgb(250, 181, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7098, 0.1451
RGB percentages98%, 71%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(40.6, 95.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.6, 85.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 85.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,430,373
CSS custom property--colour: #FAB525;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#054ADA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#256AFA
Analogous#FA4A25, #D5FA25
Triadic#25FAB5, #B525FA
Split complementary#25D5FA, #4B25FA
Tetradic#25FA4A, #256AFA, #FA25D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G181
B37
Red250 (98%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue40.56°
Saturation (HSL)95.52%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G B5 · B 25
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