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Recognised as Colour

#FFAE20

  • #FFAE20
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAE20 is a orange with RGB values 255, 174, 32 and HSL 38°, 100%, 56%. 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

#FFAE20#FFAE20
HEX#FFAE20
RGBrgb(255, 174, 32)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.1255
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(38.2, 100%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.2, 87.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 87.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,256
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#0051DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC627no 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 59.8 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 text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 5.9Goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Dark orange · ΔE 18.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24Gold · ΔE 26.4Sandy brown · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2071FF
Analogous#FF3E20, #E1FF20
Triadic#20FFAE, #AE20FF
Split complementary#20E1FF, #3E20FF
Tetradic#20FF3E, #2071FF, #FF20E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF8EC
Lighter +30%#FFE6B9
Lighter +20%#FFD386
Lighter +10%#FFC153
Darker −10%#EC9600
Darker −20%#B97600
Darker −30%#865500
Darker −40%#533500
More saturated +25%#FFAE20
Less saturated −25%#E3A63C

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B32
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue38.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 20

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