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Recognised as Colour

#FCC97A

  • #FCC97A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FCC97A is a orange with RGB values 252, 201, 122 and HSL 36°, 96%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FCC97A#FCC97A
HEX#FCC97A
RGBrgb(252, 201, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7882, 0.4784
RGB percentages98.8%, 78.8%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(36.5, 95.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 51.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 20.2%, 51.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,566,650
CSS custom property--colour: #FCC97A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#033685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDCA73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D67Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBBB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 17.3Burlywood · ΔE 17.6Khaki · ΔE 19Navajo white · ΔE 19.3Dark khaki · ΔE 21.7Moccasin · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AADFC
Analogous#FC887A, #EEFC7A
Triadic#7AFCC9, #C97AFC
Split complementary#7AEEFC, #887AFC
Tetradic#7AFC88, #7AADFC, #FC7AEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF2DE
Lighter +10%#FDDDAC
Darker −10%#FBB548
Darker −20%#FAA116
Darker −30%#D88505
Darker −40%#A66704
More saturated +25%#FFCA77
Less saturated −25%#EBC58B

Channel breakdown

R252
G201
B122
Red252 (98.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue36.46°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G C9 · B 7A

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