Recognised as Colour

#FFA851

#FFA851
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFA851 is a orange with RGB values 255, 168, 81 and HSL 30°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFA851#FFA851

HEX#FFA851

RGBrgb(255, 168, 81)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6588, 0.3176

RGB percentages100%, 65.9%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(30, 100%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 68.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 34.1%, 68.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,754,769

CSS custom property--colour: #FFA851;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#0057AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AF47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C352no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 10.2 Peru · ΔE 17 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.7 Orange · ΔE 22.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.1 Light salmon · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51A8FF

Analogous#FF5151, #FFFF51

Triadic#51FFA8, #A851FF

Split complementary#51FFFF, #5151FF

Tetradic#51FF51, #51A8FF, #FF51FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF4EA

Lighter +20%#FFDBB7

Lighter +10%#FFC284

Darker −10%#FF8E1E

Darker −20%#EA7500

Darker −30%#B75B00

Darker −40%#844200

More saturated +25%#FFA851

Less saturated −25%#E9A867

Channel breakdown

R255

G168

B81

Red255 (100%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G A8 · B 51

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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