Recognised as Colour

#FDAD42

#FDAD42
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FDAD42 is a orange with RGB values 253, 173, 66 and HSL 34°, 98%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDAD42#FDAD42

HEX#FDAD42

RGBrgb(253, 173, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.6784, 0.2588

RGB percentages99.2%, 67.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(34.3, 97.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 73.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 31.6%, 73.9%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,624,962

CSS custom property--colour: #FDAD42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#0252BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B233no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC545no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.1 Orange · ΔE 15.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 17.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Dark orange · ΔE 21.4 Peru · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4292FD

Analogous#FD4F42, #F0FD42

Triadic#42FDAD, #AD42FD

Split complementary#42F0FD, #4F42FD

Tetradic#42FD4F, #4292FD, #FD42F0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEFD9

Lighter +20%#FED9A7

Lighter +10%#FEC374

Darker −10%#FC9710

Darker −20%#D77C02

Darker −30%#A45F02

Darker −40%#724201

More saturated +25%#FFAD40

Less saturated −25%#E5AA5A

Channel breakdown

R253

G173

B66

Red253 (99.2%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue34.33°

Saturation (HSL)97.91%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G AD · B 42

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