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Colour

#FFAE1A

  • #FFAE1A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAE1A is a orange with RGB values 255, 174, 26 and HSL 39°, 100%, 55%. 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

#FFAE1A#FFAE1A
HEX#FFAE1A
RGBrgb(255, 174, 26)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.102
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(38.8, 100%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 89.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 89.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,250
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#0051E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC622no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 5.4Goldenrod · ΔE 15Dark orange · ΔE 18.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.7Gold · ΔE 25.8Sandy brown · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A6BFF
Analogous#FF3B1A, #DEFF1A
Triadic#1AFFAE, #AE1AFF
Split complementary#1ADEFF, #3C1AFF
Tetradic#1AFF3B, #1A6BFF, #FF1ADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF6E6
Lighter +30%#FFE4B3
Lighter +20%#FFD280
Lighter +10%#FFC04D
Darker −10%#E69500
Darker −20%#B37400
Darker −30%#805300
Darker −40%#4D3200
More saturated +25%#FFAE1A
Less saturated −25%#E2A637

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B26
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue38.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 1A

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