Colour

#FFB551

#FFB551
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFB551 is a orange with RGB values 255, 181, 81 and HSL 34°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#FFB551

RGBrgb(255, 181, 81)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7098, 0.3176

RGB percentages100%, 71%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(34.5, 100%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.5, 68.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 68.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,097

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB551;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#004AAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFB946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0CB54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 15 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Orange · ΔE 20.5 Peru · ΔE 21.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Dark orange · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#519BFF

Analogous#FF5E51, #F2FF51

Triadic#51FFB5, #B551FF

Split complementary#51F2FF, #5E51FF

Tetradic#51FF5E, #519BFF, #FF51F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF6EA

Lighter +20%#FFE0B7

Lighter +10%#FFCB84

Darker −10%#FF9F1E

Darker −20%#EA8600

Darker −30%#B76900

Darker −40%#844C00

More saturated +25%#FFB551

Less saturated −25%#E9B267

Channel breakdown

R255

G181

B81

Red255 (100%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue34.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B5 · B 51

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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