Recognised as Colour

#FFB52A

#FFB52A
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFB52A is a orange with RGB values 255, 181, 42 and HSL 39°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFB52A#FFB52A

HEX#FFB52A

RGBrgb(255, 181, 42)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7098, 0.1647

RGB percentages100%, 71%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(39.2, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,058

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB52A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#004AD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CA31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA19Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 9.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 12.3 Dark orange · ΔE 22.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.5 Gold · ΔE 23.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A74FF

Analogous#FF4A2A, #DEFF2A

Triadic#2AFFB5, #B52AFF

Split complementary#2ADEFF, #4B2AFF

Tetradic#2AFF4B, #2A74FF, #FF2ADE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCF6

Lighter +30%#FFEAC3

Lighter +20%#FFD890

Lighter +10%#FFC75D

Darker −10%#F6A100

Darker −20%#C37F00

Darker −30%#905E00

Darker −40%#5D3D00

More saturated +25%#FFB52A

Less saturated −25%#E4AD45

Channel breakdown

R255

G181

B42

Red255 (100%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue39.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B5 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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