Recognised as Colour

#FDAF40

#FDAF40
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FDAF40 is a orange with RGB values 253, 175, 64 and HSL 35°, 98%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDAF40#FDAF40

HEX#FDAF40

RGBrgb(253, 175, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.6863, 0.251

RGB percentages99.2%, 68.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(35.2, 97.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 74.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 30.8%, 74.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,625,472

CSS custom property--colour: #FDAF40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#0250BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB430no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13 Orange · ΔE 14.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4 Dark orange · ΔE 21.8 Peru · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#408EFD

Analogous#FD5140, #ECFD40

Triadic#40FDAF, #AF40FD

Split complementary#40EDFD, #5040FD

Tetradic#40FD51, #408EFD, #FD40ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEED7

Lighter +20%#FED9A5

Lighter +10%#FEC472

Darker −10%#FC9A0E

Darker −20%#D57E02

Darker −30%#A26002

Darker −40%#704201

More saturated +25%#FFAF3E

Less saturated −25%#E5AB58

Channel breakdown

R253

G175

B64

Red253 (99.2%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue35.24°

Saturation (HSL)97.93%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G AF · B 40

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Colour values

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