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Recognised as Colour

#FFAD25

  • #FFAD25
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAD25 is a orange with RGB values 255, 173, 37 and HSL 37°, 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

#FFAD25#FFAD25
HEX#FFAD25
RGBrgb(255, 173, 37)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6784, 0.1451
RGB percentages100%, 67.8%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(37.4, 100%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.4, 85.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 32.2%, 85.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,005
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAD25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#0052DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC62Bno 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 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 6.4Goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Dark orange · ΔE 18.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Sandy brown · ΔE 27.5Gold · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2577FF
Analogous#FF4025, #E4FF25
Triadic#25FFAD, #AD25FF
Split complementary#25E4FF, #4025FF
Tetradic#25FF40, #2577FF, #FF25E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFAF1
Lighter +30%#FFE7BE
Lighter +20%#FFD38B
Lighter +10%#FFC058
Darker −10%#F19600
Darker −20%#BE7700
Darker −30%#8B5700
Darker −40%#583700
More saturated +25%#FFAD25
Less saturated −25%#E4A640

Channel breakdown

R255
G173
B37
Red255 (100%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue37.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AD · B 25

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