Colour

#FF852C

#FF852C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF852C is a orange with RGB values 255, 133, 44 and HSL 25°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF852C#FF852C

HEX#FF852C

RGBrgb(255, 133, 44)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5216, 0.1725

RGB percentages100%, 52.2%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(25.3, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.3, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 47.8%, 82.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,745,772

CSS custom property--colour: #FF852C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#007AD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8951Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 11.8 Chocolate · ΔE 15 Coral · ΔE 17.6 Orange · ΔE 23.3 Tomato · ΔE 25.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CA6FF

Analogous#FF2C3D, #FFEF2C

Triadic#2CFF85, #852CFF

Split complementary#2CFFEF, #2C3DFF

Tetradic#3CFF2C, #2CA6FF, #EF2CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBF8

Lighter +30%#FFDDC5

Lighter +20%#FFC092

Lighter +10%#FFA25F

Darker −10%#F86900

Darker −20%#C55300

Darker −30%#923E00

Darker −40%#5F2800

More saturated +25%#FF852C

Less saturated −25%#E58946

Channel breakdown

R255

G133

B44

Red255 (100%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue25.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 85 · B 2C

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