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Recognised as Colour

#FFAD20

  • #FFAD20
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAD20 is a orange with RGB values 255, 173, 32 and HSL 38°, 100%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFAD20#FFAD20
HEX#FFAD20
RGBrgb(255, 173, 32)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6784, 0.1255
RGB percentages100%, 67.8%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(37.9, 100%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 87.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 32.2%, 87.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,000
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAD20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#0052DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC627no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 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 text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 5.6Goldenrod · ΔE 14.6Dark orange · ΔE 18.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24Gold · ΔE 27Sandy brown · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2072FF
Analogous#FF3E20, #E2FF20
Triadic#20FFAD, #AD20FF
Split complementary#20E2FF, #3E20FF
Tetradic#20FF3D, #2072FF, #FF20E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF8EC
Lighter +30%#FFE5B9
Lighter +20%#FFD386
Lighter +10%#FFC053
Darker −10%#EC9500
Darker −20%#B97500
Darker −30%#865500
Darker −40%#533400
More saturated +25%#FFAD20
Less saturated −25%#E3A63C

Channel breakdown

R255
G173
B32
Red255 (100%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue37.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AD · B 20

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