Colour

#FFB25C

#FFB25C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFB25C is a orange with RGB values 255, 178, 92 and HSL 32°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFB25C#FFB25C

HEX#FFB25C

RGBrgb(255, 178, 92)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.698, 0.3608

RGB percentages100%, 69.8%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(31.7, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.7, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 30.2%, 63.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,757,340

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB25C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#004DA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB753no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC95Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA09Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 9.2 Peru · ΔE 17.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 20 Light salmon · ΔE 23.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.3 Orange · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5CA9FF

Analogous#FF605C, #FBFF5C

Triadic#5CFFB2, #B25CFF

Split complementary#5CFBFF, #605CFF

Tetradic#5CFF60, #5CA9FF, #FF5CFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAF5

Lighter +20%#FFE2C2

Lighter +10%#FFCA8F

Darker −10%#FF9A29

Darker −20%#F58100

Darker −30%#C26600

Darker −40%#8F4B00

More saturated +25%#FFB25C

Less saturated −25%#EBB170

Channel breakdown

R255

G178

B92

Red255 (100%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue31.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B2 · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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