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Recognised as Colour

#FCA000

  • #FCA000
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FCA000 is a orange with RGB values 252, 160, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FCA000#FCA000
HEX#FCA000
RGBrgb(252, 160, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6275, 0
RGB percentages98.8%, 62.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.1, 100%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 100%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,556,032
CSS custom property--colour: #FCA000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#035FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BD0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8988no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 2.3Dark orange · ΔE 12.4Goldenrod · ΔE 19.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.8Chocolate · ΔE 29.8Sandy brown · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 2.32, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005CFC
Analogous#FC2200, #DAFC00
Triadic#00FCA0, #A000FC
Split complementary#00DAFC, #2200FC
Tetradic#00FC22, #005CFC, #FC00DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEBC9
Lighter +30%#FFD996
Lighter +20%#FFC663
Lighter +10%#FFB330
Darker −10%#C98000
Darker −20%#965F00
Darker −30%#633F00
Darker −40%#301E00
More saturated +25%#FCA000
Less saturated −25%#DD9720

Channel breakdown

R252
G160
B0
Red252 (98.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G A0 · B 00

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