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Recognised as Colour

#FCA002

  • #FCA002
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FCA002 is a orange with RGB values 252, 160, 2 and HSL 38°, 98%, 50%. 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

#FCA002#FCA002
HEX#FCA002
RGBrgb(252, 160, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6275, 0.0078
RGB percentages98.8%, 62.7%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(37.9, 98.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 99.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 99.2%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,556,034
CSS custom property--colour: #FCA002;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45841WCAG 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#035FFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BD0Dno 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 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 2.5Dark orange · ΔE 12.4Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.7Chocolate · ΔE 29.6Sandy brown · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 2.45, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#025EFC
Analogous#FC2302, #DBFC02
Triadic#02FCA0, #A002FC
Split complementary#02DBFC, #2302FC
Tetradic#02FC23, #025EFC, #FC02DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFECCB
Lighter +30%#FED999
Lighter +20%#FEC666
Lighter +10%#FDB334
Darker −10%#C98002
Darker −20%#976001
Darker −30%#644001
Darker −40%#321F00
More saturated +25%#FEA100
Less saturated −25%#DC9822

Channel breakdown

R252
G160
B2
Red252 (98.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue37.92°
Saturation (HSL)98.43%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G A0 · B 02

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