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Recognised as Colour

#FDD299

  • #FDD299
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Navajo white

#FDD299 is a orange with RGB values 253, 210, 153 and HSL 34°, 96%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navajo white.

Colour values

#FDD299#FDD299
HEX#FDD299
RGBrgb(253, 210, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8235, 0.6
RGB percentages99.2%, 82.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(34.2, 96.2%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.2, 39.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 39.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,634,521
CSS custom property--colour: #FDD299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.86:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#022D66

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E2D395no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDD9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFC7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourNavajo white (#FFDEAD)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#99C4FD
Analogous#FDA099, #F6FD99
Triadic#99FDD2, #D299FD
Split complementary#99F6FD, #A099FD
Tetradic#99FDA0, #99C4FD, #FD99F6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFD
Lighter +10%#FEE8CB
Darker −10%#FCBC67
Darker −20%#FBA635
Darker −30%#F89005
Darker −40%#C67304
More saturated +25%#FFD297
Less saturated −25%#F0D0A6

Channel breakdown

R253
G210
B153
Red253 (99.2%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue34.2°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G D2 · B 99

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