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Recognised as Colour

#FAD985

  • #FAD985
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FAD985 is a orange with RGB values 250, 217, 133 and HSL 43°, 92%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FAD985#FAD985
HEX#FAD985
RGBrgb(250, 217, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.851, 0.5216
RGB percentages98%, 85.1%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(43.1, 92.1%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.1, 46.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 46.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,439,685
CSS custom property--colour: #FAD985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.33:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#05267A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#EBD77Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E088no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFCCC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#85A6FA
Analogous#FA9F85, #E0FA85
Triadic#85FAD9, #D985FA
Split complementary#85E1FA, #9F85FA
Tetradic#85FA9F, #85A6FA, #FA85E1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF8E7
Lighter +10%#FCE8B6
Darker −10%#F8CA54
Darker −20%#F6BA23
Darker −30%#DDA109
Darker −40%#AC7D07
More saturated +25%#FFDB80
Less saturated −25%#EAD295

Channel breakdown

R250
G217
B133
Red250 (98%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue43.08°
Saturation (HSL)92.13%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G D9 · B 85

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