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Colour

#FF9D00

  • #FF9D00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FF9D00 is a orange with RGB values 255, 157, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FF9D00#FF9D00
HEX#FF9D00
RGBrgb(255, 157, 0)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6157, 0
RGB percentages100%, 61.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.9, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 100%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38.4%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,872
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#0062FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BD09no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 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 text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 4.7Dark orange · ΔE 9.7Goldenrod · ΔE 21.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.4Chocolate · ΔE 28.6Sandy brown · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 4.68, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0062FF
Analogous#FF1D00, #E2FF00
Triadic#00FF9D, #9D00FF
Split complementary#00E1FF, #1E00FF
Tetradic#00FF1E, #0062FF, #FF00E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEBCC
Lighter +30%#FFD899
Lighter +20%#FFC466
Lighter +10%#FFB133
Darker −10%#CC7E00
Darker −20%#995E00
Darker −30%#663F00
Darker −40%#331F00
More saturated +25%#FF9D00
Less saturated −25%#DF9620

Channel breakdown

R255
G157
B0
Red255 (100%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9D · B 00

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