Colour

#FE8B3D

#FE8B3D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#FE8B3D is a orange with RGB values 254, 139, 61 and HSL 24°, 99%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

#FE8B3D#FE8B3D

HEX#FE8B3D

RGBrgb(254, 139, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.5451, 0.2392

RGB percentages99.6%, 54.5%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(24.2, 99%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(24.2, 76%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 45.3%, 76%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,681,789

CSS custom property--colour: #FE8B3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#0174C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AC9A33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8B33Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Tritanopia#FF727Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 13.5 Chocolate · ΔE 13.6 Dark orange · ΔE 16.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.8 Peru · ΔE 21.3 Tomato · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DB0FE

Analogous#FE3D50, #FEEC3D

Triadic#3DFE8B, #8B3DFE

Split complementary#3DFEEC, #3D4FFE

Tetradic#4FFE3D, #3DB0FE, #EC3DFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE6D5

Lighter +20%#FFC8A2

Lighter +10%#FEA970

Darker −10%#FE6D0A

Darker −20%#D45601

Darker −30%#A14201

Darker −40%#6E2D01

More saturated +25%#FF8B3C

Less saturated −25%#E69055

Channel breakdown

R254

G139

B61

Red254 (99.6%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue24.25°

Saturation (HSL)98.97%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 8B · B 3D

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Colour values

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