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Recognised as Colour

#FBAD26

  • #FBAD26
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FBAD26 is a orange with RGB values 251, 173, 38 and HSL 38°, 96%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FBAD26#FBAD26
HEX#FBAD26
RGBrgb(251, 173, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.6784, 0.149
RGB percentages98.4%, 67.8%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(38, 96.4%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 84.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 84.9%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,493,862
CSS custom property--colour: #FBAD26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#0452D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC42Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 8Goldenrod · ΔE 12.3Dark orange · ΔE 19.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.9Sandy brown · ΔE 26.9Gold · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2674FB
Analogous#FB4226, #DFFB26
Triadic#26FBAD, #AD26FB
Split complementary#26DFFB, #4226FB
Tetradic#26FB42, #2674FB, #FB26DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF9EE
Lighter +30%#FEE6BC
Lighter +20%#FDD38A
Lighter +10%#FCC058
Darker −10%#EA9604
Darker −20%#B87603
Darker −30%#865602
Darker −40%#533502
More saturated +25%#FFAE22
Less saturated −25%#DFA642

Channel breakdown

R251
G173
B38
Red251 (98.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue38.03°
Saturation (HSL)96.38%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G AD · B 26

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