Colour

#FFA12A

#FFA12A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange

#FFA12A is a orange with RGB values 255, 161, 42 and HSL 34°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFA12A#FFA12A

HEX#FFA12A

RGBrgb(255, 161, 42)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6314, 0.1647

RGB percentages100%, 63.1%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(33.5, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(33.5, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 36.9%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,752,938

CSS custom property--colour: #FFA12A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#005ED5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFA90Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5BF2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 9.1 Dark orange · ΔE 12.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.8 Chocolate · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A88FF

Analogous#FF372A, #F3FF2A

Triadic#2AFFA1, #A12AFF

Split complementary#2AF2FF, #372AFF

Tetradic#2AFF37, #2A88FF, #FF2AF2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBF6

Lighter +30%#FFE5C3

Lighter +20%#FFCE90

Lighter +10%#FFB85D

Darker −10%#F68900

Darker −20%#C36D00

Darker −30%#905000

Darker −40%#5D3400

More saturated +25%#FFA12A

Less saturated −25%#E49E45

Channel breakdown

R255

G161

B42

Red255 (100%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue33.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G A1 · B 2A

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