Colour

#FCC55A

#FCC55A
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FCC55A is a orange with RGB values 252, 197, 90 and HSL 40°, 96%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FCC55A#FCC55A

HEX#FCC55A

RGBrgb(252, 197, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7725, 0.3529

RGB percentages98.8%, 77.3%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(39.6, 96.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.6, 64.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 21.8%, 64.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,565,594

CSS custom property--colour: #FCC55A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#033AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC54Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D35Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.6 Khaki · ΔE 24.2 Orange · ΔE 25.8 Peru · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A91FC

Analogous#FC745A, #E2FC5A

Triadic#5AFCC5, #C55AFC

Split complementary#5AE2FC, #745AFC

Tetradic#5AFC74, #5A91FC, #FC5AE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAF0

Lighter +20%#FEE8BE

Lighter +10%#FDD78C

Darker −10%#FBB328

Darker −20%#EC9D04

Darker −30%#BA7C03

Darker −40%#885A02

More saturated +25%#FFC657

Less saturated −25%#E7BE6F

Channel breakdown

R252

G197

B90

Red252 (98.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue39.63°

Saturation (HSL)96.43%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G C5 · B 5A

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