Colour

#FFAC59

#FFAC59
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFAC59 is a orange with RGB values 255, 172, 89 and HSL 30°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFAC59#FFAC59

HEX#FFAC59

RGBrgb(255, 172, 89)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6745, 0.349

RGB percentages100%, 67.5%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(30, 100%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 65.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 32.5%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,755,801

CSS custom property--colour: #FFAC59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#0053A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B351no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAC65Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.8 Peru · ΔE 16.5 Light salmon · ΔE 21.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Orange · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59ACFF

Analogous#FF5959, #FFFF59

Triadic#59FFAC, #AC59FF

Split complementary#59FFFF, #5959FF

Tetradic#59FF59, #59ACFF, #FF59FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF9F2

Lighter +20%#FFDFBF

Lighter +10%#FFC68C

Darker −10%#FF9326

Darker −20%#F27900

Darker −30%#BF6000

Darker −40%#8C4600

More saturated +25%#FFAC59

Less saturated −25%#EAAC6E

Channel breakdown

R255

G172

B89

Red255 (100%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G AC · B 59

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Colour values

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