Recognised as Colour

#FF9D49

#FF9D49
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FF9D49 is a orange with RGB values 255, 157, 73 and HSL 28°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FF9D49#FF9D49

HEX#FF9D49

RGBrgb(255, 157, 73)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6157, 0.2863

RGB percentages100%, 61.6%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(27.7, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.7, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.4%, 71.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,945

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#0062B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA73Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2BD49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF888Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12.8 Peru · ΔE 17.4 Chocolate · ΔE 18.9 Coral · ΔE 19.5 Dark orange · ΔE 19.6 Orange · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49ABFF

Analogous#FF4950, #FFF849

Triadic#49FF9D, #9D49FF

Split complementary#49FFF8, #4950FF

Tetradic#50FF49, #49ABFF, #F849FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEFE2

Lighter +20%#FFD4AF

Lighter +10%#FFB87C

Darker −10%#FF8216

Darker −20%#E26800

Darker −30%#AF5100

Darker −40%#7C3900

More saturated +25%#FF9D49

Less saturated −25%#E89F60

Channel breakdown

R255

G157

B73

Red255 (100%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue27.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9D · B 49

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