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Colour

#FFB999

  • #FFB999
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFB999 is a orange with RGB values 255, 185, 153 and HSL 19°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFB999#FFB999
HEX#FFB999
RGBrgb(255, 185, 153)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7255, 0.6
RGB percentages100%, 72.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(18.8, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.8, 40%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,759,193
CSS custom property--colour: #FFB999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#004666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC097no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCCF99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFADB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13Light salmon · ΔE 14.4Burlywood · ΔE 15.4Peach puff · ΔE 16.6Tan · ΔE 17.5Navajo white · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99DFFF
Analogous#FF99AC, #FFEC99
Triadic#99FFB9, #B999FF
Split complementary#99FFEC, #99ACFF
Tetradic#ACFF99, #99DFFF, #EC99FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFDCCC
Darker −10%#FF9666
Darker −20%#FF7333
Darker −30%#FF5000
Darker −40%#CC4000
More saturated +25%#FFB999
Less saturated −25%#F2BEA6

Channel breakdown

R255
G185
B153
Red255 (100%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue18.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G B9 · B 99

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