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Recognised as Colour

#FC9A0E

  • #FC9A0E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FC9A0E is a orange with RGB values 252, 154, 14 and HSL 35°, 98%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FC9A0E#FC9A0E
HEX#FC9A0E
RGBrgb(252, 154, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6039, 0.0549
RGB percentages98.8%, 60.4%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(35.3, 97.5%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 94.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 94.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,554,510
CSS custom property--colour: #FC9A0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#0365F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BA13no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.6Dark orange · ΔE 8.7Goldenrod · ΔE 21.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.9Chocolate · ΔE 26Sandy brown · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E70FC
Analogous#FC230E, #E7FC0E
Triadic#0EFC9A, #9A0EFC
Split complementary#0EE7FC, #230EFC
Tetradic#0EFC23, #0E70FC, #FC0EE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEED7
Lighter +30%#FED9A5
Lighter +20%#FDC473
Lighter +10%#FDAF40
Darker −10%#D47E03
Darker −20%#A26002
Darker −30%#704201
Darker −40%#3D2401
More saturated +25%#FF9B0B
Less saturated −25%#DE952D

Channel breakdown

R252
G154
B14
Red252 (98.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue35.29°
Saturation (HSL)97.54%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 9A · B 0E

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