Colour

#FF9F42

#FF9F42
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FF9F42 is a orange with RGB values 255, 159, 66 and HSL 30°, 100%, 63%. 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

#FF9F42#FF9F42

HEX#FF9F42

RGBrgb(255, 159, 66)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6235, 0.2588

RGB percentages100%, 62.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(29.5, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.5, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 37.6%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,752,450

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9F42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.5 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#ADADAD

Inverted#0060BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA836no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3BE43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 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 15.3 Dark orange · ΔE 17.2 Orange · ΔE 18.5 Peru · ΔE 19.2 Chocolate · ΔE 20.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42A2FF

Analogous#FF4243, #FFFD42

Triadic#42FF9F, #9F42FF

Split complementary#42FFFE, #4243FF

Tetradic#44FF42, #42A2FF, #FE42FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEDDB

Lighter +20%#FFD3A8

Lighter +10%#FFB975

Darker −10%#FF850F

Darker −20%#DB6C00

Darker −30%#A85300

Darker −40%#753A00

More saturated +25%#FF9F42

Less saturated −25%#E79F5A

Channel breakdown

R255

G159

B66

Red255 (100%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue29.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9F · B 42

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