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Colour

#FF9E57

  • #FF9E57
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FF9E57 is a orange with RGB values 255, 158, 87 and HSL 25°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FF9E57#FF9E57
HEX#FF9E57
RGBrgb(255, 158, 87)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6196, 0.3412
RGB percentages100%, 62%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(25.4, 100%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.4, 65.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 65.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,215
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9E57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#0061A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA850no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BE57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.4Peru · ΔE 15.2Light salmon · ΔE 16.9Coral · ΔE 17.1Chocolate · ΔE 19.9Dark salmon · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57B8FF
Analogous#FF5764, #FFF257
Triadic#57FF9E, #9E57FF
Split complementary#57FFF2, #5764FF
Tetradic#64FF57, #57B8FF, #F257FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF6F0
Lighter +20%#FFD9BD
Lighter +10%#FFBB8A
Darker −10%#FF8124
Darker −20%#F06500
Darker −30%#BD5000
Darker −40%#8A3A00
More saturated +25%#FF9E57
Less saturated −25%#EAA16C

Channel breakdown

R255
G158
B87
Red255 (100%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue25.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9E · B 57

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