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Recognised as Colour

#FF9E59

  • #FF9E59
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FF9E59 is a orange with RGB values 255, 158, 89 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

#FF9E59#FF9E59
HEX#FF9E59
RGBrgb(255, 158, 89)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6196, 0.349
RGB percentages100%, 62%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(24.9, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.9, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,217
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9E59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#0061A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA852no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BE59no 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 35.7 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 text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8Peru · ΔE 15.1Light salmon · ΔE 16Coral · ΔE 16.8Chocolate · ΔE 20.1Dark salmon · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59BAFF
Analogous#FF5967, #FFF159
Triadic#59FF9E, #9E59FF
Split complementary#59FFF1, #5967FF
Tetradic#67FF59, #59BAFF, #F159FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF7F2
Lighter +20%#FFDABF
Lighter +10%#FFBC8C
Darker −10%#FF8026
Darker −20%#F26500
Darker −30%#BF4F00
Darker −40%#8C3A00
More saturated +25%#FF9E59
Less saturated −25%#EAA26E

Channel breakdown

R255
G158
B89
Red255 (100%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue24.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9E · B 59

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