Colour

#FF8A1D

#FF8A1D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF8A1D is a orange with RGB values 255, 138, 29 and HSL 29°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF8A1D#FF8A1D

HEX#FF8A1D

RGBrgb(255, 138, 29)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5412, 0.1137

RGB percentages100%, 54.1%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(28.9, 100%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.9, 88.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 45.9%, 88.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,747,037

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8A1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#0075E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AD9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B31Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 5.5 Orange · ΔE 17.7 Chocolate · ΔE 18.8 Coral · ΔE 23.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 28.2 Peru · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D92FF

Analogous#FF1D21, #FFFB1D

Triadic#1DFF8A, #8A1DFF

Split complementary#1DFFFB, #1D21FF

Tetradic#21FF1D, #1D92FF, #FB1DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF4E9

Lighter +30%#FFD9B6

Lighter +20%#FFBF83

Lighter +10%#FFA450

Darker −10%#E97000

Darker −20%#B65800

Darker −30%#833F00

Darker −40%#502700

More saturated +25%#FF8A1D

Less saturated −25%#E38B39

Channel breakdown

R255

G138

B29

Red255 (100%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue28.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 8A · B 1D

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