Colour

#FFBB42

#FFBB42
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBB42 is a orange with RGB values 255, 187, 66 and HSL 38°, 100%, 63%. 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

#FFBB42#FFBB42

HEX#FFBB42

RGBrgb(255, 187, 66)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7333, 0.2588

RGB percentages100%, 73.3%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(38.4, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.7%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,618

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBB42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1

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

Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#0044BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BD30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5CE47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA8A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 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 text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11 Orange · ΔE 16.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.5 Gold · ΔE 26.1 Dark orange · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4286FF

Analogous#FF5D42, #E4FF42

Triadic#42FFBB, #BB42FF

Split complementary#42E4FF, #5D42FF

Tetradic#42FF5D, #4286FF, #FF42E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF2DB

Lighter +20%#FFE0A8

Lighter +10%#FFCD75

Darker −10%#FFA90F

Darker −20%#DB8C00

Darker −30%#A86C00

Darker −40%#754B00

More saturated +25%#FFBB42

Less saturated −25%#E7B45A

Channel breakdown

R255

G187

B66

Red255 (100%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue38.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BB · B 42

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Colour values

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