Colour

#FFAB48

#FFAB48
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFAB48 is a orange with RGB values 255, 171, 72 and HSL 32°, 100%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFAB48#FFAB48

HEX#FFAB48

RGBrgb(255, 171, 72)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6706, 0.2824

RGB percentages100%, 67.1%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(32.5, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(32.5, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 32.9%, 71.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,755,528

CSS custom property--colour: #FFAB48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#0054B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B13Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAC54Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8 Orange · ΔE 17.8 Peru · ΔE 20 Dark orange · ΔE 21.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#489CFF

Analogous#FF4F48, #F8FF48

Triadic#48FFAB, #AB48FF

Split complementary#48F7FF, #5048FF

Tetradic#48FF50, #489CFF, #FF48F7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF1E1

Lighter +20%#FFDAAE

Lighter +10%#FFC27B

Darker −10%#FF9415

Darker −20%#E17A00

Darker −30%#AE5E00

Darker −40%#7B4300

More saturated +25%#FFAB48

Less saturated −25%#E8A95F

Channel breakdown

R255

G171

B72

Red255 (100%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue32.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G AB · B 48

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Colour values

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