Recognised as Colour

#FDAE40

#FDAE40
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FDAE40 is a orange with RGB values 253, 174, 64 and HSL 35°, 98%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDAE40#FDAE40

HEX#FDAE40

RGBrgb(253, 174, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.6824, 0.251

RGB percentages99.2%, 68.2%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(34.9, 97.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.9, 74.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 31.2%, 74.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,625,216

CSS custom property--colour: #FDAE40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#0251BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B330no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.4 Orange · ΔE 14.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Dark orange · ΔE 21.4 Peru · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#408FFD

Analogous#FD5040, #EDFD40

Triadic#40FDAE, #AE40FD

Split complementary#40EDFD, #5040FD

Tetradic#40FD50, #408FFD, #FD40ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEED7

Lighter +20%#FED9A5

Lighter +10%#FEC372

Darker −10%#FC990E

Darker −20%#D57D02

Darker −30%#A25F02

Darker −40%#704201

More saturated +25%#FFAE3E

Less saturated −25%#E5AA58

Channel breakdown

R253

G174

B64

Red253 (99.2%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue34.92°

Saturation (HSL)97.93%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G AE · B 40

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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