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Recognised as Colour

#FF8E0A

  • #FF8E0A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF8E0A is a orange with RGB values 255, 142, 10 and HSL 32°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF8E0A#FF8E0A
HEX#FF8E0A
RGBrgb(255, 142, 10)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5569, 0.0392
RGB percentages100%, 55.7%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(32.3, 100%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.3, 96.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 44.3%, 96.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,748,042
CSS custom property--colour: #FF8E0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#0071F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB509no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 1.5Orange · ΔE 13.7Chocolate · ΔE 22.6Goldenrod · ΔE 28Coral · ΔE 28.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 1.47, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0A7BFF
Analogous#FF130A, #F6FF0A
Triadic#0AFF8E, #8E0AFF
Split complementary#0AF5FF, #140AFF
Tetradic#0AFF14, #0A7BFF, #FF0AF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFECD6
Lighter +30%#FFD5A3
Lighter +20%#FFBD70
Lighter +10%#FFA63D
Darker −10%#D67300
Darker −20%#A35800
Darker −30%#703C00
Darker −40%#3D2100
More saturated +25%#FF8E0A
Less saturated −25%#E08C29

Channel breakdown

R255
G142
B10
Red255 (100%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue32.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 8E · B 0A

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