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Recognised as Colour

#FEAA00

  • #FEAA00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FEAA00 is a orange with RGB values 254, 170, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FEAA00#FEAA00
HEX#FEAA00
RGBrgb(254, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages99.6%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(40.2, 100%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 100%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 33.1%, 100%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,689,664
CSS custom property--colour: #FEAA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#0155FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC311no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 3.3Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Dark orange · ΔE 17.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.2Gold · ΔE 26.4Sandy brown · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 3.26, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0054FE
Analogous#FE2B00, #D3FE00
Triadic#00FEAA, #AA00FE
Split complementary#00D3FE, #2B00FE
Tetradic#00FE2B, #0054FE, #FE00D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEECB
Lighter +30%#FFDD98
Lighter +20%#FFCC65
Lighter +10%#FFBB32
Darker −10%#CB8800
Darker −20%#986600
Darker −30%#654400
Darker −40%#322100
More saturated +25%#FEAA00
Less saturated −25%#DE9F20

Channel breakdown

R254
G170
B0
Red254 (99.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue40.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G AA · B 00

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