Colour

#FFA406

#FFA406
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange

#FFA406 is a orange with RGB values 255, 164, 6 and HSL 38°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFA406#FFA406

HEX#FFA406

RGBrgb(255, 164, 6)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6431, 0.0235

RGB percentages100%, 64.3%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(38.1, 100%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 97.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 35.7%, 97.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,753,670

CSS custom property--colour: #FFA406;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#005BF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C012no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 1 Dark orange · ΔE 13.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.3 Gold · ΔE 30.5 Chocolate · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 1.03, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0661FF

Analogous#FF2706, #DDFF06

Triadic#06FFA4, #A406FF

Split complementary#06DDFF, #2806FF

Tetradic#06FF28, #0661FF, #FF06DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEFD2

Lighter +30%#FFDC9F

Lighter +20%#FFC96C

Lighter +10%#FFB739

Darker −10%#D28500

Darker −20%#9F6500

Darker −30%#6C4500

Darker −40%#392400

More saturated +25%#FFA406

Less saturated −25%#E09C25

Channel breakdown

R255

G164

Red255 (100%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue38.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G A4 · B 06

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