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Colour

#FFB22B

  • #FFB22B
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFB22B is a orange with RGB values 255, 178, 43 and HSL 38°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFB22B#FFB22B
HEX#FFB22B
RGBrgb(255, 178, 43)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.698, 0.1686
RGB percentages100%, 69.8%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(38.2, 100%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.2, 83.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 30.2%, 83.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,757,291
CSS custom property--colour: #FFB22B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#004DD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0C831no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 8.9Goldenrod · ΔE 12.6Dark orange · ΔE 21Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23Gold · ΔE 25.6Sandy brown · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)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#2B78FF
Analogous#FF482B, #E2FF2B
Triadic#2BFFB2, #B22BFF
Split complementary#2BE2FF, #482BFF
Tetradic#2BFF48, #2B78FF, #FF2BE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFCF7
Lighter +30%#FFEAC4
Lighter +20%#FFD791
Lighter +10%#FFC55E
Darker −10%#F79D00
Darker −20%#C47D00
Darker −30%#915C00
Darker −40%#5E3C00
More saturated +25%#FFB22B
Less saturated −25%#E5AB46

Channel breakdown

R255
G178
B43
Red255 (100%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue38.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G B2 · B 2B

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