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Recognised as Colour

#FD9831

  • #FD9831
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FD9831 is a orange with RGB values 253, 152, 49 and HSL 30°, 98%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FD9831#FD9831
HEX#FD9831
RGBrgb(253, 152, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.5961, 0.1922
RGB percentages99.2%, 59.6%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(30.3, 98.1%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.3, 80.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.9%, 80.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,619,569
CSS custom property--colour: #FD9831;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#0267CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A21Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFB932no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 11.6Orange · ΔE 15Chocolate · ΔE 19.5Sandy brown · ΔE 20.7Goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Peru · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3196FD
Analogous#FD3231, #FCFD31
Triadic#31FD98, #9831FD
Split complementary#31FCFD, #3231FD
Tetradic#31FD32, #3196FD, #FD31FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFB
Lighter +30%#FEE4C9
Lighter +20%#FECB96
Lighter +10%#FDB164
Darker −10%#F97F02
Darker −20%#C66502
Darker −30%#944B01
Darker −40%#613101
More saturated +25%#FF982F
Less saturated −25%#E3984B

Channel breakdown

R253
G152
B49
Red253 (99.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue30.29°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 98 · B 31

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