Recognised as Colour

#FFAD0B

#FFAD0B
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFAD0B is a orange with RGB values 255, 173, 11 and HSL 40°, 100%, 52%. 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

#FFAD0B#FFAD0B

HEX#FFAD0B

RGBrgb(255, 173, 11)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6784, 0.0431

RGB percentages100%, 67.8%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(39.8, 100%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 95.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 32.2%, 95.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,755,979

CSS custom property--colour: #FFAD0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51171WCAG 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#B3B3B3

Inverted#0052F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC518no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original

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

Orange · ΔE 4.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.4 Dark orange · ΔE 18.8 Gold · ΔE 25.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 4.49, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B5DFF

Analogous#FF330B, #D7FF0B

Triadic#0BFFAD, #AD0BFF

Split complementary#0BD7FF, #330BFF

Tetradic#0BFF33, #0B5DFF, #FF0BD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF2D7

Lighter +30%#FFE0A4

Lighter +20%#FFCF71

Lighter +10%#FFBE3E

Darker −10%#D78F00

Darker −20%#A46D00

Darker −30%#714B00

Darker −40%#3E2900

More saturated +25%#FFAD0B

Less saturated −25%#E1A329

Channel breakdown

R255

G173

B11

Red255 (100%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue39.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G AD · B 0B

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