Colour

#FFA00C

#FFA00C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange

#FFA00C is a orange with RGB values 255, 160, 12 and HSL 37°, 100%, 52%. 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

#FFA00C#FFA00C

HEX#FFA00C

RGBrgb(255, 160, 12)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6275, 0.0471

RGB percentages100%, 62.7%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(36.5, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 37.3%, 95.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,752,652

CSS custom property--colour: #FFA00C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46428WCAG 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 10.29:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#005FF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6BE14no 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 59.4 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 text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 3.6 Dark orange · ΔE 11.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 20 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.3 Chocolate · ΔE 28.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 3.61, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C6BFF

Analogous#FF260C, #E5FF0C

Triadic#0CFFA0, #A00CFF

Split complementary#0CE5FF, #260CFF

Tetradic#0CFF26, #0C6BFF, #FF0CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF0D8

Lighter +30%#FFDCA5

Lighter +20%#FFC872

Lighter +10%#FFB43F

Darker −10%#D88400

Darker −20%#A56400

Darker −30%#724500

Darker −40%#3F2600

More saturated +25%#FFA00C

Less saturated −25%#E1992A

Channel breakdown

R255

G160

B12

Red255 (100%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue36.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G A0 · B 0C

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