Colour
#FBB81B
- #FBB81B
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Orange
#FBB81B is a orange with RGB values 251, 184, 27 and HSL 42°, 97%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.
Colour values
#FBB81B#FBB81B
HEX#FBB81B
RGBrgb(251, 184, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.7216, 0.1059
RGB percentages98.4%, 72.2%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(42.1, 96.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 89.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 26.7%, 89.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,496,667
CSS custom property--colour: #FBB81B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#0447E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B5EFB
Analogous#FB481B, #CEFB1B
Triadic#1BFBB8, #B81BFB
Split complementary#1BCEFB, #481BFB
Tetradic#1BFB48, #1B5EFB, #FB1BCE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G184
B27
Red251 (98.4%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue42.05°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G B8 · B 1B
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