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Colour

#FFAB55

  • #FFAB55
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFAB55 is a orange with RGB values 255, 171, 85 and HSL 30°, 100%, 67%. 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

#FFAB55#FFAB55
HEX#FFAB55
RGBrgb(255, 171, 85)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6706, 0.3333
RGB percentages100%, 67.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(30.4, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,755,541
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAB55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#0054AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B24Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C556no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 9.2Peru · ΔE 16.9Goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Light salmon · ΔE 22.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.1Orange · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55A9FF
Analogous#FF5655, #FEFF55
Triadic#55FFAB, #AB55FF
Split complementary#55FEFF, #5655FF
Tetradic#55FF56, #55A9FF, #FF55FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF7EE
Lighter +20%#FFDDBB
Lighter +10%#FFC488
Darker −10%#FF9222
Darker −20%#EE7800
Darker −30%#BB5F00
Darker −40%#884500
More saturated +25%#FFAB55
Less saturated −25%#EAAB6A

Channel breakdown

R255
G171
B85
Red255 (100%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue30.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AB · B 55

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