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Colour

#FFAE5E

  • #FFAE5E
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFAE5E is a orange with RGB values 255, 174, 94 and HSL 30°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFAE5E#FFAE5E
HEX#FFAE5E
RGBrgb(255, 174, 94)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.3686
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(29.8, 100%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.8, 63.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,318
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#0051A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B456no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC75Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 6.5Peru · ΔE 16.3Light salmon · ΔE 20.2Goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.4Coral · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EAFFF
Analogous#FF5E5F, #FFFE5E
Triadic#5EFFAE, #AE5EFF
Split complementary#5EFFFE, #5E5FFF
Tetradic#5FFF5E, #5EAFFF, #FF5EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFBF7
Lighter +20%#FFE1C4
Lighter +10%#FFC891
Darker −10%#FF942B
Darker −20%#F77B00
Darker −30%#C46100
Darker −40%#914800
More saturated +25%#FFAE5E
Less saturated −25%#EBAE72

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B94
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue29.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 5E

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