Colour

#FD9C38

#FD9C38
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FD9C38 is a orange with RGB values 253, 156, 56 and HSL 30°, 98%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FD9C38#FD9C38

HEX#FD9C38

RGBrgb(253, 156, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.6118, 0.2196

RGB percentages99.2%, 61.2%, 22%

HSLhsl(30.5, 98%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.5, 77.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 38.3%, 77.9%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,620,600

CSS custom property--colour: #FD9C38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#0263C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA529no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BC39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 14.3 Orange · ΔE 15.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.3 Chocolate · ΔE 20.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9 Peru · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3899FD

Analogous#FD3A38, #FBFD38

Triadic#38FD9C, #9C38FD

Split complementary#38FBFD, #3A38FD

Tetradic#38FD3A, #3899FD, #FD38FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE7CF

Lighter +20%#FECE9D

Lighter +10%#FEB56A

Darker −10%#FC8306

Darker −20%#CD6902

Darker −30%#9A4F02

Darker −40%#683501

More saturated +25%#FF9C36

Less saturated −25%#E49C51

Channel breakdown

R253

G156

B56

Red253 (99.2%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue30.46°

Saturation (HSL)98.01%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G 9C · B 38

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