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Colour

#FF9840

  • #FF9840
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF9840 is a orange with RGB values 255, 152, 64 and HSL 28°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF9840#FF9840
HEX#FF9840
RGBrgb(255, 152, 64)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5961, 0.251
RGB percentages100%, 59.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(27.6, 100%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 74.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 40.4%, 74.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,750,656
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9840;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#0067BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A334no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBA40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 16.1Sandy brown · ΔE 16.4Chocolate · ΔE 17.4Coral · ΔE 19.2Peru · ΔE 19.5Orange · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40A7FF
Analogous#FF4047, #FFF840
Triadic#40FF98, #9840FF
Split complementary#40FFF8, #4047FF
Tetradic#47FF40, #40A7FF, #F840FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFEBD9
Lighter +20%#FFCFA6
Lighter +10%#FFB473
Darker −10%#FF7C0D
Darker −20%#D96400
Darker −30%#A64C00
Darker −40%#733500
More saturated +25%#FF9840
Less saturated −25%#E79A58

Channel breakdown

R255
G152
B64
Red255 (100%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue27.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 98 · B 40

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