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Recognised as Colour

#FFA756

  • #FFA756
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFA756 is a orange with RGB values 255, 167, 86 and HSL 29°, 100%, 67%. 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

#FFA756#FFA756
HEX#FFA756
RGBrgb(255, 167, 86)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6549, 0.3373
RGB percentages100%, 65.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(28.8, 100%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.8, 66.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,754,518
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA756;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#0058A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AF4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C357no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.9Peru · ΔE 15.8Light salmon · ΔE 20.6Coral · ΔE 22.8Goldenrod · ΔE 22.8Chocolate · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56AEFF
Analogous#FF565A, #FFFC56
Triadic#56FFA7, #A756FF
Split complementary#56FFFC, #5659FF
Tetradic#59FF56, #56AEFF, #FC56FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF7EF
Lighter +20%#FFDCBC
Lighter +10%#FFC289
Darker −10%#FF8C23
Darker −20%#EF7300
Darker −30%#BC5A00
Darker −40%#894200
More saturated +25%#FFA756
Less saturated −25%#EAA86B

Channel breakdown

R255
G167
B86
Red255 (100%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue28.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A7 · B 56

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