Recognised as Colour
#FFAD02
- #FFAD02
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Orange
#FFAD02 is a orange with RGB values 255, 173, 2 and HSL 41°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.
Colour values
#FFAD02#FFAD02
HEX#FFAD02
RGBrgb(255, 173, 2)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6784, 0.0078
RGB percentages100%, 67.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(40.6, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.6, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 32.2%, 99.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,755,970
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAD02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#0052FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0254FF
Analogous#FF2F02, #D2FF02
Triadic#02FFAD, #AD02FF
Split complementary#02D2FF, #2F02FF
Tetradic#02FF2F, #0254FF, #FF02D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G173
B2
Red255 (100%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue40.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AD · B 02
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