Recognised as Colour

#FDC559

#FDC559
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FDC559 is a orange with RGB values 253, 197, 89 and HSL 40°, 98%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDC559#FDC559

HEX#FDC559

RGBrgb(253, 197, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.7725, 0.349

RGB percentages99.2%, 77.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(39.5, 97.6%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.5, 64.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 22.1%, 64.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,631,129

CSS custom property--colour: #FDC559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#023AA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC54Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D45Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.6 Khaki · ΔE 24.8 Orange · ΔE 25.2 Peru · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5991FD

Analogous#FD7359, #E3FD59

Triadic#59FDC5, #C559FD

Split complementary#59E3FD, #7359FD

Tetradic#59FD73, #5991FD, #FD59E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAF0

Lighter +20%#FEE8BE

Lighter +10%#FED78B

Darker −10%#FCB327

Darker −20%#ED9D03

Darker −30%#BB7C02

Darker −40%#885A02

More saturated +25%#FFC657

Less saturated −25%#E8BE6E

Channel breakdown

R253

G197

B89

Red253 (99.2%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue39.51°

Saturation (HSL)97.62%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G C5 · B 59

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Colour values

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