Colour

#FEC157

#FEC157
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FEC157 is a orange with RGB values 254, 193, 87 and HSL 38°, 99%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FEC157#FEC157

HEX#FEC157

RGBrgb(254, 193, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.7569, 0.3412

RGB percentages99.6%, 75.7%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(38.1, 98.8%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 65.7%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 24%, 65.7%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,695,639

CSS custom property--colour: #FEC157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#013EA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C24Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D15Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.8 Orange · ΔE 23.6 Peru · ΔE 25.6 Khaki · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5794FE

Analogous#FE6E57, #E7FE57

Triadic#57FEC1, #C157FE

Split complementary#57E7FE, #6E57FE

Tetradic#57FE6E, #5794FE, #FE57E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF9EF

Lighter +20%#FFE6BC

Lighter +10%#FED48A

Darker −10%#FEAE24

Darker −20%#EE9701

Darker −30%#BB7701

Darker −40%#885701

More saturated +25%#FFC156

Less saturated −25%#E9BB6C

Channel breakdown

R254

G193

B87

Red254 (99.6%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue38.08°

Saturation (HSL)98.82%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G C1 · B 57

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