Colour
#FFAB00
- #FFAB00
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Orange
#FFAB00 is a orange with RGB values 255, 171, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 50%. 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
#FFAB00#FFAB00
HEX#FFAB00
RGBrgb(255, 171, 0)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6706, 0
RGB percentages100%, 67.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(40.2, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 100%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,755,456
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAB00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#0054FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0054FF
Analogous#FF2C00, #D3FF00
Triadic#00FFAB, #AB00FF
Split complementary#00D3FF, #2C00FF
Tetradic#00FF2C, #0054FF, #FF00D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G171
B0
Red255 (100%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue40.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AB · B 00
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