Recognised as Colour

#FFAB30

#FFAB30
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFAB30 is a orange with RGB values 255, 171, 48 and HSL 36°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FFAB30#FFAB30

HEX#FFAB30

RGBrgb(255, 171, 48)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6706, 0.1882

RGB percentages100%, 67.1%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(35.7, 100%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.7, 81.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 32.9%, 81.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,755,504

CSS custom property--colour: #FFAB30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#0054CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B115no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC534no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 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 text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 9 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.3 Dark orange · ΔE 17.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.8 Peru · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3084FF

Analogous#FF4430, #EBFF30

Triadic#30FFAB, #AB30FF

Split complementary#30EBFF, #4330FF

Tetradic#30FF44, #3084FF, #FF30EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFC

Lighter +30%#FFE9C9

Lighter +20%#FFD496

Lighter +10%#FFC063

Darker −10%#FC9600

Darker −20%#C97700

Darker −30%#965900

Darker −40%#633B00

More saturated +25%#FFAB30

Less saturated −25%#E5A64A

Channel breakdown

R255

G171

B48

Red255 (100%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue35.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G AB · B 30

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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