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Recognised as Colour

#FFAE28

  • #FFAE28
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAE28 is a orange with RGB values 255, 174, 40 and HSL 37°, 100%, 58%. 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

#FFAE28#FFAE28
HEX#FFAE28
RGBrgb(255, 174, 40)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.1569
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(37.4, 100%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.4, 84.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 84.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,264
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#0051D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC62Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 7.3Goldenrod · ΔE 13.7Dark orange · ΔE 18.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.1Sandy brown · ΔE 27Gold · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2879FF
Analogous#FF4328, #E4FF28
Triadic#28FFAE, #AE28FF
Split complementary#28E4FF, #4328FF
Tetradic#28FF43, #2879FF, #FF28E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBF4
Lighter +30%#FFE8C1
Lighter +20%#FFD48E
Lighter +10%#FFC15B
Darker −10%#F49800
Darker −20%#C17800
Darker −30%#8E5900
Darker −40%#5B3900
More saturated +25%#FFAE28
Less saturated −25%#E4A743

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B40
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue37.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 28

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