Recognised as Colour

#FDC259

#FDC259
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FDC259 is a orange with RGB values 253, 194, 89 and HSL 38°, 98%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDC259#FDC259

HEX#FDC259

RGBrgb(253, 194, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.7608, 0.349

RGB percentages99.2%, 76.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(38.4, 97.6%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 64.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 23.3%, 64.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,630,361

CSS custom property--colour: #FDC259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#023DA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C34Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D25Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23 Orange · ΔE 24.7 Peru · ΔE 25.7 Khaki · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5994FD

Analogous#FD7059, #E6FD59

Triadic#59FDC2, #C259FD

Split complementary#59E6FD, #7059FD

Tetradic#59FD70, #5994FD, #FD59E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAF0

Lighter +20%#FEE7BE

Lighter +10%#FED58B

Darker −10%#FCAF27

Darker −20%#ED9903

Darker −30%#BB7802

Darker −40%#885802

More saturated +25%#FFC357

Less saturated −25%#E8BC6E

Channel breakdown

R253

G194

B89

Red253 (99.2%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue38.41°

Saturation (HSL)97.62%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G C2 · B 59

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