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Recognised as Colour

#FEC58A

  • #FEC58A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#FEC58A is a orange with RGB values 254, 197, 138 and HSL 31°, 98%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#FEC58A#FEC58A
HEX#FEC58A
RGBrgb(254, 197, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.7725, 0.5412
RGB percentages99.6%, 77.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(30.5, 98.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.5, 45.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 22.4%, 45.7%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,696,714
CSS custom property--colour: #FEC58A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.57:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#013A75

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D8C886no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D58Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8AC3FE
Analogous#FE8B8A, #FDFE8A
Triadic#8AFEC5, #C58AFE
Split complementary#8AFDFE, #8B8AFE
Tetradic#8AFE8B, #8AC3FE, #FE8AFD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF7EF
Lighter +10%#FEDEBD
Darker −10%#FEAC57
Darker −20%#FD9325
Darker −30%#ED7A02
Darker −40%#BA6002
More saturated +25%#FFC589
Less saturated −25%#EFC599

Channel breakdown

R254
G197
B138
Red254 (99.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue30.52°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G C5 · B 8A

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