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Colour

#FFA248

  • #FFA248
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFA248 is a orange with RGB values 255, 162, 72 and HSL 30°, 100%, 64%. 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

#FFA248#FFA248
HEX#FFA248
RGBrgb(255, 162, 72)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6353, 0.2824
RGB percentages100%, 63.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(29.5, 100%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.5, 71.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 71.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,753,224
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA248;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#005DB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAB3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C049no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 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 text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.1Peru · ΔE 18Dark orange · ΔE 19.6Orange · ΔE 20Chocolate · ΔE 21.2Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48A5FF
Analogous#FF4849, #FFFE48
Triadic#48FFA2, #A248FF
Split complementary#48FFFE, #4849FF
Tetradic#49FF48, #48A5FF, #FE48FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF0E1
Lighter +20%#FFD6AE
Lighter +10%#FFBC7B
Darker −10%#FF8815
Darker −20%#E16F00
Darker −30%#AE5600
Darker −40%#7B3C00
More saturated +25%#FFA248
Less saturated −25%#E8A25F

Channel breakdown

R255
G162
B72
Red255 (100%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue29.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A2 · B 48

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