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Colour

#FFAE7A

  • #FFAE7A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#FFAE7A is a orange with RGB values 255, 174, 122 and HSL 23°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#FFAE7A#FFAE7A
HEX#FFAE7A
RGBrgb(255, 174, 122)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.4784
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(23.5, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.5, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 52.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,346
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#005185

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B676no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C77Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 8.9Sandy brown · ΔE 9.2Dark salmon · ΔE 14Peru · ΔE 18.8Burlywood · ΔE 19.2Tan · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ACBFF
Analogous#FF7A89, #FFF17A
Triadic#7AFFAE, #AE7AFF
Split complementary#7AFFF1, #7A88FF
Tetradic#88FF7A, #7ACBFF, #F07AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFECE0
Lighter +10%#FFCDAD
Darker −10%#FF8F47
Darker −20%#FF7014
Darker −30%#E05800
Darker −40%#AD4400
More saturated +25%#FFAE7A
Less saturated −25%#EEB28B

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B122
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue23.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 7A

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