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Colour

#FFAF5E

  • #FFAF5E
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFAF5E is a orange with RGB values 255, 175, 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

#FFAF5E#FFAF5E
HEX#FFAF5E
RGBrgb(255, 175, 94)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6863, 0.3686
RGB percentages100%, 68.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(30.2, 100%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.2, 63.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,574
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAF5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#0050A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B556no 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 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 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 text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7Peru · ΔE 16.6Light salmon · ΔE 20.7Goldenrod · ΔE 22Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.2Coral · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EAEFF
Analogous#FF5F5E, #FEFF5E
Triadic#5EFFAF, #AF5EFF
Split complementary#5EFEFF, #5F5EFF
Tetradic#5EFF5F, #5EAEFF, #FF5EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFBF7
Lighter +20%#FFE2C4
Lighter +10%#FFC891
Darker −10%#FF962B
Darker −20%#F77C00
Darker −30%#C46300
Darker −40%#914900
More saturated +25%#FFAF5E
Less saturated −25%#EBAF72

Channel breakdown

R255
G175
B94
Red255 (100%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue30.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AF · B 5E

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