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Recognised as Colour

#FFAA43

  • #FFAA43
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAA43 is a orange with RGB values 255, 170, 67 and HSL 33°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFAA43#FFAA43
HEX#FFAA43
RGBrgb(255, 170, 67)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6667, 0.2627
RGB percentages100%, 66.7%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(32.9, 100%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.9, 73.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 73.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,755,267
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAA43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#0055BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B035no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC445no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 15.9Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Sandy brown · ΔE 16.5Dark orange · ΔE 19.9Peru · ΔE 21.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4398FF
Analogous#FF4C43, #F6FF43
Triadic#43FFAA, #AA43FF
Split complementary#43F6FF, #4C43FF
Tetradic#43FF4C, #4398FF, #FF43F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFEFDC
Lighter +20%#FFD8A9
Lighter +10%#FFC176
Darker −10%#FF9310
Darker −20%#DC7900
Darker −30%#A95D00
Darker −40%#764100
More saturated +25%#FFAA43
Less saturated −25%#E8A85A

Channel breakdown

R255
G170
B67
Red255 (100%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue32.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AA · B 43

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