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Recognised as Colour

#FFAF36

  • #FFAF36
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFAF36 is a orange with RGB values 255, 175, 54 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

#FFAF36#FFAF36
HEX#FFAF36
RGBrgb(255, 175, 54)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6863, 0.2118
RGB percentages100%, 68.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(36.1, 100%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 78.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 78.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,534
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAF36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#0050C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB420no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC73Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 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 text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 10.9Goldenrod · ΔE 13Dark orange · ΔE 19.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.6Sandy brown · ΔE 22.9Peru · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3686FF
Analogous#FF4B36, #EAFF36
Triadic#36FFAF, #AF36FF
Split complementary#36EAFF, #4B36FF
Tetradic#36FF4B, #3686FF, #FF36EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFECCF
Lighter +20%#FFD89C
Lighter +10%#FFC369
Darker −10%#FF9B03
Darker −20%#CF7D00
Darker −30%#9C5E00
Darker −40%#693F00
More saturated +25%#FFAF36
Less saturated −25%#E6AA4F

Channel breakdown

R255
G175
B54
Red255 (100%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue36.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AF · B 36

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