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Recognised as Colour

#FFA016

  • #FFA016
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFA016 is a orange with RGB values 255, 160, 22 and HSL 36°, 100%, 54%. 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

#FFA016#FFA016
HEX#FFA016
RGBrgb(255, 160, 22)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6275, 0.0863
RGB percentages100%, 62.7%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(35.5, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.5, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 91.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,662
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA016;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 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#005FE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BE1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 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

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 4.79, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1675FF
Analogous#FF2B16, #E9FF16
Triadic#16FFA0, #A016FF
Split complementary#16E9FF, #2C16FF
Tetradic#16FF2C, #1675FF, #FF16E9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF3E2
Lighter +30%#FFDEAF
Lighter +20%#FFCA7C
Lighter +10%#FFB549
Darker −10%#E28600
Darker −20%#AF6800
Darker −30%#7C4900
Darker −40%#492B00
More saturated +25%#FFA016
Less saturated −25%#E29B33

Channel breakdown

R255
G160
B22
Red255 (100%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue35.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A0 · B 16

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