Recognised as Colour
#FFBC1D
- #FFBC1D
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Orange
#FFBC1D is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 29 and HSL 42°, 100%, 56%. 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
#FFBC1D#FFBC1D
HEX#FFBC1D
RGBrgb(255, 188, 29)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.1137
RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(42.2, 100%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 88.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 88.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,759,837
CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC1D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57315WCAG 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 white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#0043E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D60FF
Analogous#FF4B1D, #D1FF1D
Triadic#1DFFBC, #BC1DFF
Split complementary#1DD1FF, #4B1DFF
Tetradic#1DFF4B, #1D60FF, #FF1DD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G188
B29
Red255 (100%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue42.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 1D
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