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Colour

#FFA600

  • #FFA600
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFA600 is a orange with RGB values 255, 166, 0 and HSL 39°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFA600#FFA600
HEX#FFA600
RGBrgb(255, 166, 0)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.651, 0
RGB percentages100%, 65.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(39.1, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 100%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,754,176
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#0059FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C20Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 0.6Dark orange · ΔE 15Goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.6Gold · ΔE 29.1Sandy brown · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 0.59, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0059FF
Analogous#FF2700, #D8FF00
Triadic#00FFA6, #A600FF
Split complementary#00D9FF, #2600FF
Tetradic#00FF26, #0059FF, #FF00D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEDCC
Lighter +30%#FFDB99
Lighter +20%#FFCA66
Lighter +10%#FFB833
Darker −10%#CC8500
Darker −20%#996400
Darker −30%#664200
Darker −40%#332100
More saturated +25%#FFA600
Less saturated −25%#DF9C20

Channel breakdown

R255
G166
B0
Red255 (100%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue39.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A6 · B 00

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