Colour

#FFBA4E

#FFBA4E
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBA4E is a orange with RGB values 255, 186, 78 and HSL 37°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFBA4E#FFBA4E

HEX#FFBA4E

RGBrgb(255, 186, 78)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7294, 0.3059

RGB percentages100%, 72.9%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(36.6, 100%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.6, 69.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 27.1%, 69.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,374

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBA4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#0045B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3BD41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4CE51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA8A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.6 Orange · ΔE 19.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Peru · ΔE 24.3 Dark orange · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E93FF

Analogous#FF624E, #ECFF4E

Triadic#4EFFBA, #BA4EFF

Split complementary#4EEBFF, #624EFF

Tetradic#4EFF62, #4E93FF, #FF4EEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF6E7

Lighter +20%#FFE2B4

Lighter +10%#FFCE81

Darker −10%#FFA61B

Darker −20%#E78D00

Darker −30%#B46E00

Darker −40%#814F00

More saturated +25%#FFBA4E

Less saturated −25%#E9B564

Channel breakdown

R255

G186

B78

Red255 (100%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue36.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BA · B 4E

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