Colour

#FF9F02

#FF9F02
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange

#FF9F02 is a orange with RGB values 255, 159, 2 and HSL 37°, 100%, 50%. 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

#FF9F02#FF9F02

HEX#FF9F02

RGBrgb(255, 159, 2)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6235, 0.0078

RGB percentages100%, 62.4%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(37.2, 100%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.2, 99.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 37.6%, 99.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,752,386

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9F02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46061WCAG 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 10.21:1

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

Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#0060FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5BE0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 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 text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 3.6 Dark orange · ΔE 10.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27 Chocolate · ΔE 29.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 3.59, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0262FF

Analogous#FF2102, #E1FF02

Triadic#02FF9F, #9F02FF

Split complementary#02E1FF, #2002FF

Tetradic#02FF20, #0262FF, #FF02E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFECCE

Lighter +30%#FFD99B

Lighter +20%#FFC668

Lighter +10%#FFB235

Darker −10%#CE8000

Darker −20%#9B6000

Darker −30%#684100

Darker −40%#352100

More saturated +25%#FF9F02

Less saturated −25%#DF9722

Channel breakdown

R255

G159

Red255 (100%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue37.23°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9F · B 02

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