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Recognised as Colour

#FAB573

  • #FAB573
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FAB573 is a orange with RGB values 250, 181, 115 and HSL 29°, 93%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FAB573#FAB573
HEX#FAB573
RGBrgb(250, 181, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7098, 0.451
RGB percentages98%, 71%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(29.3, 93.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.3, 54%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 54%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,430,451
CSS custom property--colour: #FAB573;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#054A8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBBA6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC974no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA6A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 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 text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.9Light salmon · ΔE 16.6Burlywood · ΔE 17.2Peru · ΔE 18Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7Navajo white · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73B8FA
Analogous#FA7374, #FAF973
Triadic#73FAB5, #B573FA
Split complementary#73FAF9, #7374FA
Tetradic#74FA73, #73B8FA, #F973FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEE9D5
Lighter +10%#FCCFA4
Darker −10%#F89B42
Darker −20%#F68111
Darker −30%#CD6807
Darker −40%#9B4F06
More saturated +25%#FFB56E
Less saturated −25%#E8B585

Channel breakdown

R250
G181
B115
Red250 (98%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue29.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G B5 · B 73

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