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Recognised as Colour

#FF9E2A

  • #FF9E2A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FF9E2A is a orange with RGB values 255, 158, 42 and HSL 33°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FF9E2A#FF9E2A
HEX#FF9E2A
RGBrgb(255, 158, 42)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6196, 0.1647
RGB percentages100%, 62%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(32.7, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.7, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,170
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9E2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45881WCAG 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 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#0061D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA70Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BD2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 10.2Dark orange · ΔE 11.1Goldenrod · ΔE 19.9Chocolate · ΔE 23.5Sandy brown · ΔE 23.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A8BFF
Analogous#FF332A, #F6FF2A
Triadic#2AFF9E, #9E2AFF
Split complementary#2AF6FF, #332AFF
Tetradic#2AFF33, #2A8BFF, #FF2AF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBF6
Lighter +30%#FFE4C3
Lighter +20%#FFCC90
Lighter +10%#FFB55D
Darker −10%#F68600
Darker −20%#C36A00
Darker −30%#904E00
Darker −40%#5D3300
More saturated +25%#FF9E2A
Less saturated −25%#E49C45

Channel breakdown

R255
G158
B42
Red255 (100%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue32.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9E · B 2A

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