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Recognised as Colour

#FF9C02

  • #FF9C02
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FF9C02 is a orange with RGB values 255, 156, 2 and HSL 37°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FF9C02#FF9C02
HEX#FF9C02
RGBrgb(255, 156, 2)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.0078
RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(36.5, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 99.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,618
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#0063FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BC0Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 5.3Dark orange · ΔE 9.1Goldenrod · ΔE 22Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.5Chocolate · ΔE 28Sandy brown · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0265FF
Analogous#FF1D02, #E4FF02
Triadic#02FF9C, #9C02FF
Split complementary#02E4FF, #1D02FF
Tetradic#02FF1D, #0265FF, #FF02E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFECCE
Lighter +30%#FFD89B
Lighter +20%#FFC468
Lighter +10%#FFB035
Darker −10%#CE7D00
Darker −20%#9B5E00
Darker −30%#683F00
Darker −40%#352000
More saturated +25%#FF9C02
Less saturated −25%#DF9522

Channel breakdown

R255
G156
B2
Red255 (100%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue36.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 02

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