Colour

#FF9C46

#FF9C46
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FF9C46 is a orange with RGB values 255, 156, 70 and HSL 28°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FF9C46#FF9C46

HEX#FF9C46

RGBrgb(255, 156, 70)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.2745

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(27.9, 100%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.9, 72.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 72.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,686

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#0063B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA63Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BD46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF868Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.9 Peru · ΔE 18 Dark orange · ΔE 18.4 Chocolate · ΔE 18.6 Coral · ΔE 19.7 Orange · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46A9FF

Analogous#FF464D, #FFF846

Triadic#46FF9C, #9C46FF

Split complementary#46FFF8, #464DFF

Tetradic#4DFF46, #46A9FF, #F846FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEEDF

Lighter +20%#FFD3AC

Lighter +10%#FFB779

Darker −10%#FF8113

Darker −20%#DF6800

Darker −30%#AC5000

Darker −40%#793800

More saturated +25%#FF9C46

Less saturated −25%#E89E5D

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B70

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue27.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 46

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