Colour

#FFB55E

#FFB55E
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFB55E is a orange with RGB values 255, 181, 94 and HSL 32°, 100%, 68%. 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

#FFB55E#FFB55E

HEX#FFB55E

RGBrgb(255, 181, 94)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7098, 0.3686

RGB percentages100%, 71%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(32.4, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(32.4, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,110

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB55E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1

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

Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#004AA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEBA55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFCB60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA3A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 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 text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 10 Peru · ΔE 18.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.3 Light salmon · ΔE 23.9 Orange · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EA8FF

Analogous#FF655E, #F9FF5E

Triadic#5EFFB5, #B55EFF

Split complementary#5EF9FF, #645EFF

Tetradic#5EFF64, #5EA8FF, #FF5EF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBF7

Lighter +20%#FFE4C4

Lighter +10%#FFCC91

Darker −10%#FF9E2B

Darker −20%#F78500

Darker −30%#C46A00

Darker −40%#914E00

More saturated +25%#FFB55E

Less saturated −25%#EBB372

Channel breakdown

R255

G181

B94

Red255 (100%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue32.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B5 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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