Colour

#FF9C4D

#FF9C4D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FF9C4D is a orange with RGB values 255, 156, 77 and HSL 27°, 100%, 65%. 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

#FF9C4D#FF9C4D

HEX#FF9C4D

RGBrgb(255, 156, 77)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.302

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(26.6, 100%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.6, 69.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 69.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,693

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1

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

Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#0063B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A644no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BD4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF878Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 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 text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11.6 Peru · ΔE 16.6 Coral · ΔE 17.9 Chocolate · ΔE 18.5 Light salmon · ΔE 21.1 Dark orange · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DB0FF

Analogous#FF4D57, #FFF54D

Triadic#4DFF9C, #9C4DFF

Split complementary#4DFFF5, #4D57FF

Tetradic#57FF4D, #4DB0FF, #F54DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF1E6

Lighter +20%#FFD5B3

Lighter +10%#FFB880

Darker −10%#FF801A

Darker −20%#E66600

Darker −30%#B34F00

Darker −40%#803900

More saturated +25%#FF9C4D

Less saturated −25%#E99F63

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B77

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue26.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 4D

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#FF9C4D

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else