Colour
#FEB300
- #FEB300
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Orange
#FEB300 is a orange with RGB values 254, 179, 0 and HSL 42°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.
Colour values
#FEB300#FEB300
HEX#FEB300
RGBrgb(254, 179, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.702, 0
RGB percentages99.6%, 70.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(42.3, 100%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.3, 100%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 29.5%, 100%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,691,968
CSS custom property--colour: #FEB300;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#014CFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#004BFE
Analogous#FE3400, #CAFE00
Triadic#00FEB3, #B300FE
Split complementary#00CAFE, #3400FE
Tetradic#00FE34, #004BFE, #FE00CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G179
B0
Red254 (99.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue42.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G B3 · B 00
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