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Recognised as Colour

#FDC17F

  • #FDC17F
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FDC17F is a orange with RGB values 253, 193, 127 and HSL 31°, 97%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FDC17F#FDC17F
HEX#FDC17F
RGBrgb(253, 193, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.7569, 0.498
RGB percentages99.2%, 75.7%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(31.4, 96.9%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.4, 49.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 23.7%, 49.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,630,143
CSS custom property--colour: #FDC17F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#023E80

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D5C47Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D280no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7FBBFD
Analogous#FD827F, #FAFD7F
Triadic#7FFDC1, #C17FFD
Split complementary#7FFAFD, #827FFD
Tetradic#7FFD82, #7FBBFD, #FD7FFA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF2E3
Lighter +10%#FED9B1
Darker −10%#FCA94D
Darker −20%#FB901B
Darker −30%#E07703
Darker −40%#AD5C03
More saturated +25%#FFC17D
Less saturated −25%#EDC08F

Channel breakdown

R253
G193
B127
Red253 (99.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue31.43°
Saturation (HSL)96.92%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G C1 · B 7F

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