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Recognised as Colour

#FFAE38

  • #FFAE38
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAE38 is a orange with RGB values 255, 174, 56 and HSL 36°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFAE38#FFAE38
HEX#FFAE38
RGBrgb(255, 174, 56)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.2196
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 22%
HSLhsl(35.6, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.6, 78%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,280
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#0051C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB324no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC63Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 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 text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 11.5Goldenrod · ΔE 13.4Dark orange · ΔE 19.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Sandy brown · ΔE 21.9Peru · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3889FF
Analogous#FF4B38, #ECFF38
Triadic#38FFAE, #AE38FF
Split complementary#38ECFF, #4B38FF
Tetradic#38FF4B, #3889FF, #FF38EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFECD1
Lighter +20%#FFD89E
Lighter +10%#FFC36B
Darker −10%#FF9905
Darker −20%#D17C00
Darker −30%#9E5E00
Darker −40%#6B3F00
More saturated +25%#FFAE38
Less saturated −25%#E6A951

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B56
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue35.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 38

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