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Recognised as Colour

#FAD489

  • #FAD489
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FAD489 is a orange with RGB values 250, 212, 137 and HSL 40°, 92%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FAD489#FAD489
HEX#FAD489
RGBrgb(250, 212, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8314, 0.5373
RGB percentages98%, 83.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(39.8, 91.9%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 45.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 45.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,438,409
CSS custom property--colour: #FAD489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#052B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E5D383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDD8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFC8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#89AFFA
Analogous#FA9C89, #E7FA89
Triadic#89FAD4, #D489FA
Split complementary#89E8FA, #9B89FA
Tetradic#89FA9C, #89AFFA, #FA89E8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF8EB
Lighter +10%#FCE6BA
Darker −10%#F8C258
Darker −20%#F6B027
Darker −30%#E0980A
Darker −40%#B07707
More saturated +25%#FFD684
Less saturated −25%#EBCF98

Channel breakdown

R250
G212
B137
Red250 (98%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue39.82°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G D4 · B 89

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