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Recognised as Colour

#FFA006

  • #FFA006
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFA006 is a orange with RGB values 255, 160, 6 and HSL 37°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFA006#FFA006
HEX#FFA006
RGBrgb(255, 160, 6)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6275, 0.0235
RGB percentages100%, 62.7%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(37.1, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 97.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,646
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 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#A9A9A9
Inverted#005FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6BE10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8989no 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 text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 3.2Dark orange · ΔE 11.3Goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.7Chocolate · ΔE 29.3Sandy brown · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 3.21, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0665FF
Analogous#FF2306, #E2FF06
Triadic#06FFA0, #A006FF
Split complementary#06E1FF, #2406FF
Tetradic#06FF23, #0665FF, #FF06E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEED2
Lighter +30%#FFDA9F
Lighter +20%#FFC76C
Lighter +10%#FFB339
Darker −10%#D28200
Darker −20%#9F6200
Darker −30%#6C4300
Darker −40%#392300
More saturated +25%#FFA006
Less saturated −25%#E09925

Channel breakdown

R255
G160
B6
Red255 (100%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue37.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A0 · B 06

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