Colour

#FDE9AF

#FDE9AF
Orange
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FDE9AF is a orange with RGB values 253, 233, 175 and HSL 45°, 95%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#FDE9AF

RGBrgb(253, 233, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9137, 0.6863

RGB percentages99.2%, 91.4%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(44.6, 95.1%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.6, 30.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 30.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,640,431

CSS custom property--colour: #FDE9AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.45:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#021650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6E7ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBEDB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE0DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6 Moccasin · ΔE 6 Navajo white · ΔE 7.1 Wheat · ΔE 8.1 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.5 Bisque · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFC3FD

Analogous#FDC2AF, #EAFDAF

Triadic#AFFDE9, #E9AFFD

Split complementary#AFEAFD, #C2AFFD

Tetradic#AFFDC2, #AFC3FD, #FDAFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEF7E1

Darker −10%#FCDB7D

Darker −20%#FBCE4B

Darker −30%#F9C01A

Darker −40%#DBA405

More saturated +25%#FFEAAD

Less saturated −25%#F3E4B9

Channel breakdown

R253

G233

B175

Red253 (99.2%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue44.62°

Saturation (HSL)95.12%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G E9 · B AF

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