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Recognised as Colour

#FFAF5B

  • #FFAF5B
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFAF5B is a orange with RGB values 255, 175, 91 and HSL 31°, 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

#FFAF5B#FFAF5B
HEX#FFAF5B
RGBrgb(255, 175, 91)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6863, 0.3569
RGB percentages100%, 68.6%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(30.7, 100%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 64.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 64.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,571
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAF5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#0050A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B553no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC75Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.2Peru · ΔE 17Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9Light salmon · ΔE 22Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.5Orange · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BABFF
Analogous#FF5D5B, #FDFF5B
Triadic#5BFFAF, #AF5BFF
Split complementary#5BFDFF, #5D5BFF
Tetradic#5BFF5D, #5BABFF, #FF5BFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFAF4
Lighter +20%#FFE1C1
Lighter +10%#FFC88E
Darker −10%#FF9628
Darker −20%#F47D00
Darker −30%#C16300
Darker −40%#8E4900
More saturated +25%#FFAF5B
Less saturated −25%#EBAF70

Channel breakdown

R255
G175
B91
Red255 (100%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue30.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AF · B 5B

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