Colour

#FFB316

#FFB316
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFB316 is a orange with RGB values 255, 179, 22 and HSL 40°, 100%, 54%. 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

#FFB316#FFB316

HEX#FFB316

RGBrgb(255, 179, 22)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.702, 0.0863

RGB percentages100%, 70.2%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(40.4, 100%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 91.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29.8%, 91.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,757,526

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB316;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#004CE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1C921no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 7.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.7 Dark orange · ΔE 22 Gold · ΔE 22.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1662FF

Analogous#FF3F16, #D6FF16

Triadic#16FFB3, #B316FF

Split complementary#16D6FF, #3F16FF

Tetradic#16FF3F, #1662FF, #FF16D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6E2

Lighter +30%#FFE5AF

Lighter +20%#FFD47C

Lighter +10%#FFC449

Darker −10%#E29800

Darker −20%#AF7600

Darker −30%#7C5400

Darker −40%#493100

More saturated +25%#FFB316

Less saturated −25%#E2A933

Channel breakdown

R255

G179

B22

Red255 (100%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue40.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B3 · B 16

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