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Colour

#FF9C32

  • #FF9C32
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF9C32 is a orange with RGB values 255, 156, 50 and HSL 31°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF9C32#FF9C32
HEX#FF9C32
RGBrgb(255, 156, 50)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.1961
RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(31, 100%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31, 80.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 80.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,666
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#0063CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA61Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BC33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 12Orange · ΔE 13.6Sandy brown · ΔE 20.9Goldenrod · ΔE 21.1Chocolate · ΔE 21.2Peru · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3295FF
Analogous#FF3532, #FCFF32
Triadic#32FF9C, #9C32FF
Split complementary#32FCFF, #3532FF
Tetradic#32FF35, #3295FF, #FF32FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFE
Lighter +30%#FFE6CB
Lighter +20%#FFCD98
Lighter +10%#FFB565
Darker −10%#FE8300
Darker −20%#CB6900
Darker −30%#984F00
Darker −40%#653400
More saturated +25%#FF9C32
Less saturated −25%#E59B4C

Channel breakdown

R255
G156
B50
Red255 (100%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue31.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 32

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