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Colour

#FFAD7E

  • #FFAD7E
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#FFAD7E is a orange with RGB values 255, 173, 126 and HSL 22°, 100%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#FFAD7E#FFAD7E
HEX#FFAD7E
RGBrgb(255, 173, 126)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6784, 0.4941
RGB percentages100%, 67.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(21.9, 100%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.9, 50.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 32.2%, 50.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,094
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAD7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#005281

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4B57Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C77Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 7.3Sandy brown · ΔE 11.4Dark salmon · ΔE 12Burlywood · ΔE 19.1Peru · ΔE 20.1Tan · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ED0FF
Analogous#FF7E8F, #FFEE7E
Triadic#7EFFAD, #AD7EFF
Split complementary#7EFFEE, #7E8FFF
Tetradic#8FFF7E, #7ED0FF, #EE7EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFEEE4
Lighter +10%#FFCDB1
Darker −10%#FF8D4B
Darker −20%#FF6C18
Darker −30%#E45300
Darker −40%#B14000
More saturated +25%#FFAD7E
Less saturated −25%#EFB18E

Channel breakdown

R255
G173
B126
Red255 (100%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue21.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AD · B 7E

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