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Recognised as Colour

#FFA157

  • #FFA157
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFA157 is a orange with RGB values 255, 161, 87 and HSL 26°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFA157#FFA157
HEX#FFA157
RGBrgb(255, 161, 87)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6314, 0.3412
RGB percentages100%, 63.1%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(26.4, 100%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.4, 65.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 36.9%, 65.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,983
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#005EA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDAA50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C057no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.7Peru · ΔE 15.2Light salmon · ΔE 17.9Coral · ΔE 18.9Chocolate · ΔE 20.9Dark salmon · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57B5FF
Analogous#FF5761, #FFF557
Triadic#57FFA1, #A157FF
Split complementary#57FFF5, #5761FF
Tetradic#61FF57, #57B5FF, #F557FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF7F0
Lighter +20%#FFDABD
Lighter +10%#FFBE8A
Darker −10%#FF8424
Darker −20%#F06A00
Darker −30%#BD5300
Darker −40%#8A3D00
More saturated +25%#FFA157
Less saturated −25%#EAA46C

Channel breakdown

R255
G161
B87
Red255 (100%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue26.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A1 · B 57

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