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Recognised as Colour

#FAB948

  • #FAB948
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#FAB948 is a orange with RGB values 250, 185, 72 and HSL 38°, 95%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FAB948#FAB948
HEX#FAB948
RGBrgb(250, 185, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7255, 0.2824
RGB percentages98%, 72.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(38.1, 94.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 71.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 26%, 71.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,431,432
CSS custom property--colour: #FAB948;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#0546B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BB39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CB4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA7A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.8Orange · ΔE 19.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Sandy brown · ΔE 20.5Peru · ΔE 25.2Dark orange · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4889FA
Analogous#FA6048, #E2FA48
Triadic#48FAB9, #B948FA
Split complementary#48E2FA, #6048FA
Tetradic#48FA60, #4889FA, #FA48E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF2DD
Lighter +20%#FDDFAB
Lighter +10%#FBCC7A
Darker −10%#F9A616
Darker −20%#D68A06
Darker −30%#A56A04
Darker −40%#734A03
More saturated +25%#FFBA43
Less saturated −25%#E3B360

Channel breakdown

R250
G185
B72
Red250 (98%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue38.09°
Saturation (HSL)94.68%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G B9 · B 48

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