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Recognised as Colour

#FFAF31

  • #FFAF31
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAF31 is a orange with RGB values 255, 175, 49 and HSL 37°, 100%, 60%. 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

#FFAF31#FFAF31
HEX#FFAF31
RGBrgb(255, 175, 49)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6863, 0.1922
RGB percentages100%, 68.6%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(36.7, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 80.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,529
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAF31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#0050CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB416no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC736no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 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 text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 9.5Goldenrod · ΔE 13Dark orange · ΔE 19.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.1Sandy brown · ΔE 24.6Peru · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3181FF
Analogous#FF4831, #E8FF31
Triadic#31FFAF, #AF31FF
Split complementary#31E8FF, #4831FF
Tetradic#31FF48, #3181FF, #FF31E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFD
Lighter +30%#FFEACA
Lighter +20%#FFD797
Lighter +10%#FFC364
Darker −10%#FD9B00
Darker −20%#CA7C00
Darker −30%#975C00
Darker −40%#643D00
More saturated +25%#FFAF31
Less saturated −25%#E5A94B

Channel breakdown

R255
G175
B49
Red255 (100%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue36.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AF · B 31

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