Colour

#FFBB2C

#FFBB2C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBB2C is a orange with RGB values 255, 187, 44 and HSL 41°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FFBB2C#FFBB2C

HEX#FFBB2C

RGBrgb(255, 187, 44)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7333, 0.1725

RGB percentages100%, 73.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(40.7, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.7, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.7%, 82.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,596

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBB2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#0044D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6CE34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA7A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.1 Orange · ΔE 12.7 Gold · ΔE 20.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.4 Dark orange · ΔE 26 Sandy brown · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C70FF

Analogous#FF522C, #DAFF2C

Triadic#2CFFBB, #BB2CFF

Split complementary#2CD9FF, #512CFF

Tetradic#2CFF52, #2C70FF, #FF2CDA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDF8

Lighter +30%#FFECC5

Lighter +20%#FFDC92

Lighter +10%#FFCB5F

Darker −10%#F8A800

Darker −20%#C58600

Darker −30%#926300

Darker −40%#5F4000

More saturated +25%#FFBB2C

Less saturated −25%#E5B246

Channel breakdown

R255

G187

B44

Red255 (100%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue40.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BB · B 2C

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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