Colour

#FFBB55

#FFBB55
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBB55 is a orange with RGB values 255, 187, 85 and HSL 36°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFBB55#FFBB55

HEX#FFBB55

HEX (short)#FB5

RGBrgb(255, 187, 85)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7333, 0.3333

RGB percentages100%, 73.3%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(36, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.7%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,637

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBB55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#0044AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BE4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4CE58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA9A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 16.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22 Orange · ΔE 22 Peru · ΔE 23 Dark orange · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5599FF

Analogous#FF6655, #EEFF55

Triadic#55FFBB, #BB55FF

Split complementary#55EEFF, #6655FF

Tetradic#55FF66, #5599FF, #FF55EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF8EE

Lighter +20%#FFE4BB

Lighter +10%#FFCF88

Darker −10%#FFA722

Darker −20%#EE8F00

Darker −30%#BB7000

Darker −40%#885200

More saturated +25%#FFBB55

Less saturated −25%#EAB76A

Channel breakdown

R255

G187

B85

Red255 (100%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BB · B 55

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