Colour

#FFAD22

#FFAD22
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFAD22 is a orange with RGB values 255, 173, 34 and HSL 38°, 100%, 57%. 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

#FFAD22#FFAD22

HEX#FFAD22

RGBrgb(255, 173, 34)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6784, 0.1333

RGB percentages100%, 67.8%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(37.7, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 32.2%, 86.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,756,002

CSS custom property--colour: #FFAD22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51263WCAG 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#0052DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#DDC628no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9895no 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 5.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.4 Dark orange · ΔE 18.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Gold · ΔE 27.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 5.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2274FF

Analogous#FF3E22, #E3FF22

Triadic#22FFAD, #AD22FF

Split complementary#22E3FF, #3E22FF

Tetradic#22FF3E, #2274FF, #FF22E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF9EE

Lighter +30%#FFE6BB

Lighter +20%#FFD388

Lighter +10%#FFC055

Darker −10%#EE9600

Darker −20%#BB7600

Darker −30%#885600

Darker −40%#553500

More saturated +25%#FFAD22

Less saturated −25%#E3A63E

Channel breakdown

R255

G173

B34

Red255 (100%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue37.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G AD · B 22

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