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Colour

#FFA65C

  • #FFA65C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFA65C is a orange with RGB values 255, 166, 92 and HSL 27°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFA65C#FFA65C
HEX#FFA65C
RGBrgb(255, 166, 92)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.651, 0.3608
RGB percentages100%, 65.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(27.2, 100%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.2, 63.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 63.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,754,268
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA65C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#0059A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AE55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C25Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 5.6Peru · ΔE 15Light salmon · ΔE 17.4Coral · ΔE 21.2Chocolate · ΔE 23.2Dark salmon · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 5.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CB5FF
Analogous#FF5C63, #FFF75C
Triadic#5CFFA6, #A65CFF
Split complementary#5CFFF7, #5C64FF
Tetradic#64FF5C, #5CB5FF, #F85CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFAF5
Lighter +20%#FFDEC2
Lighter +10%#FFC28F
Darker −10%#FF8A29
Darker −20%#F56F00
Darker −30%#C25800
Darker −40%#8F4100
More saturated +25%#FFA65C
Less saturated −25%#EBA870

Channel breakdown

R255
G166
B92
Red255 (100%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue27.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A6 · B 5C

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