Colour

#FFBC19

#FFBC19
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFBC19 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 25 and HSL 43°, 100%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFBC19#FFBC19

HEX#FFBC19

RGBrgb(255, 188, 25)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.098

RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(42.5, 100%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.5, 90.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.3%, 90.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,833

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1

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

Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#0043E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7CE26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA8A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 12.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Gold · ΔE 17.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.1 Dark orange · ΔE 27.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#195CFF

Analogous#FF4919, #CFFF19

Triadic#19FFBC, #BC19FF

Split complementary#19CFFF, #4919FF

Tetradic#19FF49, #195CFF, #FF19CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF7E5

Lighter +30%#FFE9B2

Lighter +20%#FFDA7F

Lighter +10%#FFCB4C

Darker −10%#E5A200

Darker −20%#B27E00

Darker −30%#7F5A00

Darker −40%#4C3600

More saturated +25%#FFBC19

Less saturated −25%#E2B036

Channel breakdown

R255

G188

B25

Red255 (100%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue42.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 19

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