Colour

#FFBC7E

#FFBC7E
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFBC7E is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 126 and HSL 29°, 100%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFBC7E#FFBC7E

HEX#FFBC7E

RGBrgb(255, 188, 126)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.4941

RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(28.8, 100%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.8, 50.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.3%, 50.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,934

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#004381

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1C179no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1D07Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFADADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11.1 Burlywood · ΔE 15.3 Light salmon · ΔE 16.8 Navajo white · ΔE 19.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.4 Peru · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EC1FF

Analogous#FF7E81, #FFFD7E

Triadic#7EFFBC, #BC7EFF

Split complementary#7EFFFD, #7E80FF

Tetradic#80FF7E, #7EC1FF, #FD7EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF1E4

Lighter +10%#FFD6B1

Darker −10%#FFA24B

Darker −20%#FF8718

Darker −30%#E46E00

Darker −40%#B15500

More saturated +25%#FFBC7E

Less saturated −25%#EFBD8E

Channel breakdown

R255

G188

B126

Red255 (100%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue28.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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