Colour

#FCE09C

#FCE09C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Navajo white

#FCE09C is a orange with RGB values 252, 224, 156 and HSL 42°, 94%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navajo white.

Colour values

#FCE09C#FCE09C

HEX#FCE09C

RGBrgb(252, 224, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8784, 0.6118

RGB percentages98.8%, 87.8%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(42.5, 94.1%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.5, 38.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.1%, 38.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,572,572

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE09C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.28:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#031F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFDE97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F6E69Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Navajo white · ΔE 9.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.8 Moccasin · ΔE 10.8 Khaki · ΔE 12.4 Wheat · ΔE 12.9 Burlywood · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourNavajo white (#FFDEAD)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CB8FC

Analogous#FCB09C, #E8FC9C

Triadic#9CFCE0, #E09CFC

Split complementary#9CE8FC, #B09CFC

Tetradic#9CFCB0, #9CB8FC, #FC9CE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEF0CE

Darker −10%#FBD16A

Darker −20%#F9C139

Darker −30%#F8B207

Darker −40%#C68E06

More saturated +25%#FFE199

Less saturated −25%#EFDBA9

Channel breakdown

R252

G224

B156

Red252 (98.8%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue42.5°

Saturation (HSL)94.12%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E0 · B 9C

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