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Colour

#FB9800

  • #FB9800
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FB9800 is a orange with RGB values 251, 152, 0 and HSL 36°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FB9800#FB9800
HEX#FB9800
RGBrgb(251, 152, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.5961, 0
RGB percentages98.4%, 59.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.3, 100%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.3, 100%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 100%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,488,448
CSS custom property--colour: #FB9800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#0467FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFB807no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8082no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.6Dark orange · ΔE 8.1Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9Chocolate · ΔE 26.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.6Sandy brown · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0063FB
Analogous#FB1A00, #E1FB00
Triadic#00FB98, #9800FB
Split complementary#00E1FB, #1A00FB
Tetradic#00FB1A, #0063FB, #FB00E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE9C8
Lighter +30%#FFD595
Lighter +20%#FFC162
Lighter +10%#FFAD2F
Darker −10%#C87900
Darker −20%#955A00
Darker −30%#623B00
Darker −40%#2F1C00
More saturated +25%#FB9800
Less saturated −25%#DC911F

Channel breakdown

R251
G152
B0
Red251 (98.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 98 · B 00

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