Recognised as Colour
#FFAE09
- #FFAE09
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Orange
#FFAE09 is a orange with RGB values 255, 174, 9 and HSL 40°, 100%, 52%. 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
#FFAE09#FFAE09
HEX#FFAE09
RGBrgb(255, 174, 9)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.0353
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(40.2, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 96.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,233
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#0051F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#095AFF
Analogous#FF3309, #D5FF09
Triadic#09FFAE, #AE09FF
Split complementary#09D5FF, #3309FF
Tetradic#09FF33, #095AFF, #FF09D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G174
B9
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue40.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 09
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