Colour

#FF8E2D

#FF8E2D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF8E2D is a orange with RGB values 255, 142, 45 and HSL 28°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF8E2D#FF8E2D

HEX#FF8E2D

RGBrgb(255, 142, 45)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5569, 0.1765

RGB percentages100%, 55.7%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(27.7, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.7, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 44.3%, 82.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,748,077

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#0071D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09B1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBB52Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF757Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 9.7 Chocolate · ΔE 16.7 Orange · ΔE 18.8 Coral · ΔE 20.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.6 Peru · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D9EFF

Analogous#FF2D35, #FFF72D

Triadic#2DFF8E, #8E2DFF

Split complementary#2DFFF7, #2D35FF

Tetradic#35FF2D, #2D9EFF, #F72DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCF9

Lighter +30%#FFE0C6

Lighter +20%#FFC593

Lighter +10%#FFA960

Darker −10%#F97300

Darker −20%#C65B00

Darker −30%#934400

Darker −40%#602C00

More saturated +25%#FF8E2D

Less saturated −25%#E59047

Channel breakdown

R255

G142

B45

Red255 (100%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue27.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 8E · B 2D

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