Colour

#FF9015

#FF9015
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF9015 is a orange with RGB values 255, 144, 21 and HSL 32°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF9015#FF9015

HEX#FF9015

RGBrgb(255, 144, 21)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5647, 0.0824

RGB percentages100%, 56.5%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(31.5, 100%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.5, 91.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 43.5%, 91.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,748,565

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9015;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#006FEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B29C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCB615no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF767Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 3.3 Orange · ΔE 13.4 Chocolate · ΔE 21.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.8 Coral · ΔE 27.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 3.28, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1584FF

Analogous#FF1B15, #F9FF15

Triadic#15FF90, #9015FF

Split complementary#15F9FF, #1B15FF

Tetradic#15FF1B, #1584FF, #FF15F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF1E1

Lighter +30%#FFD9AE

Lighter +20%#FFC07B

Lighter +10%#FFA848

Darker −10%#E17600

Darker −20%#AE5B00

Darker −30%#7B4100

Darker −40%#482600

More saturated +25%#FF9015

Less saturated −25%#E28F32

Channel breakdown

R255

G144

B21

Red255 (100%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue31.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 90 · B 15

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