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Recognised as Colour

#FE9E6B

  • #FE9E6B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#FE9E6B is a orange with RGB values 254, 158, 107 and HSL 21°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#FE9E6B#FE9E6B
HEX#FE9E6B
RGBrgb(254, 158, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.6196, 0.4196
RGB percentages99.6%, 62%, 42%
HSLhsl(20.8, 98.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.8, 57.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 57.9%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,686,699
CSS custom property--colour: #FE9E6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#016194

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A967no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBE6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8C92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 6.9Sandy brown · ΔE 9.6Dark salmon · ΔE 14.6Peru · ΔE 16.8Coral · ΔE 17Salmon · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BCBFE
Analogous#FE6B81, #FEE76B
Triadic#6BFE9E, #9E6BFE
Split complementary#6BFEE8, #6B81FE
Tetradic#82FE6B, #6BCBFE, #E86BFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFE0D0
Lighter +10%#FEBF9E
Darker −10%#FE7D38
Darker −20%#FD5C06
Darker −30%#CF4901
Darker −40%#9C3701
More saturated +25%#FF9E6A
Less saturated −25%#EBA47E

Channel breakdown

R254
G158
B107
Red254 (99.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue20.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.66%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 9E · B 6B

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