Colour

#FCB36E

#FCB36E
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FCB36E is a orange with RGB values 252, 179, 110 and HSL 29°, 96%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#FCB36E

RGBrgb(252, 179, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.702, 0.4314

RGB percentages98.8%, 70.2%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(29.2, 95.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.2, 56.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 56.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,561,006

CSS custom property--colour: #FCB36E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#034C91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB868no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC96Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA3A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 6 Light salmon · ΔE 16.7 Peru · ΔE 17 Burlywood · ΔE 19.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.6 Navajo white · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EB7FC

Analogous#FC6E70, #FCFA6E

Triadic#6EFCB3, #B36EFC

Split complementary#6EFCFA, #6E70FC

Tetradic#70FC6E, #6EB7FC, #FA6EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEE7D2

Lighter +10%#FDCDA0

Darker −10%#FB993C

Darker −20%#FA7F0A

Darker −30%#CD6604

Darker −40%#9B4D03

More saturated +25%#FFB36B

Less saturated −25%#EAB481

Channel breakdown

R252

G179

B110

Red252 (98.8%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue29.15°

Saturation (HSL)95.95%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G B3 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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