Colour
#FFBC35
- #FFBC35
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#FFBC35 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 53 and HSL 40°, 100%, 60%. 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
#FFBC35#FFBC35
HEX#FFBC35
RGBrgb(255, 188, 53)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.2078
RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(40.1, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 79.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,759,861
CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#0043CA
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 text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3578FF
Analogous#FF5735, #DDFF35
Triadic#35FFBC, #BC35FF
Split complementary#35DDFF, #5735FF
Tetradic#35FF57, #3578FF, #FF35DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G188
B53
Red255 (100%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue40.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 35
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