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Colour

#FFAE42

  • #FFAE42
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFAE42 is a orange with RGB values 255, 174, 66 and HSL 34°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFAE42#FFAE42
HEX#FFAE42
RGBrgb(255, 174, 66)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.2588
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(34.3, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,290
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#0051BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B333no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC645no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Orange · ΔE 15Sandy brown · ΔE 18.1Dark orange · ΔE 21.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.1Peru · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4293FF
Analogous#FF4F42, #F2FF42
Triadic#42FFAE, #AE42FF
Split complementary#42F2FF, #4F42FF
Tetradic#42FF4F, #4293FF, #FF42F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF0DB
Lighter +20%#FFDAA8
Lighter +10%#FFC475
Darker −10%#FF980F
Darker −20%#DB7D00
Darker −30%#A86000
Darker −40%#754300
More saturated +25%#FFAE42
Less saturated −25%#E7AB5A

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B66
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue34.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 42

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