Colour

#FCA552

#FCA552
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FCA552 is a orange with RGB values 252, 165, 82 and HSL 29°, 97%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FCA552#FCA552

HEX#FCA552

RGBrgb(252, 165, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6471, 0.3216

RGB percentages98.8%, 64.7%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(29.3, 96.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.3, 67.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 67.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,557,394

CSS custom property--colour: #FCA552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#035AAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0AD49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C053no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.5 Peru · ΔE 15.4 Light salmon · ΔE 21.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Chocolate · ΔE 22.6 Coral · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#52A9FC

Analogous#FC5254, #FCFA52

Triadic#52FCA5, #A552FC

Split complementary#52FCFA, #5254FC

Tetradic#54FC52, #52A9FC, #FA52FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF3E8

Lighter +20%#FED9B6

Lighter +10%#FDBF84

Darker −10%#FB8B20

Darker −20%#E47104

Darker −30%#B25803

Darker −40%#804002

More saturated +25%#FFA54F

Less saturated −25%#E6A668

Channel breakdown

R252

G165

B82

Red252 (98.8%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue29.29°

Saturation (HSL)96.59%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G A5 · B 52

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Colour values

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