Colour

#FFBCA3

#FFBCA3
Orange
Light
Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFBCA3 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 163 and HSL 16°, 100%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFBCA3#FFBCA3

HEX#FFBCA3

RGBrgb(255, 188, 163)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.6392

RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(16.3, 100%, 82%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.3, 36.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.3%, 36.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,971

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBCA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#00435C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCC3A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCD1A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 15 Peach puff · ΔE 15 Burlywood · ΔE 16.7 Tan · ΔE 17.5 Light salmon · ΔE 17.7 Light pink · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3E6FF

Analogous#FFA3B8, #FFEAA3

Triadic#A3FFBC, #BCA3FF

Split complementary#A3FFEA, #A3B8FF

Tetradic#B8FFA3, #A3E6FF, #EAA3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFE1D6

Darker −10%#FF9770

Darker −20%#FF723D

Darker −30%#FF4D0A

Darker −40%#D63A00

More saturated +25%#FFBCA3

Less saturated −25%#F4C1AF

Channel breakdown

R255

G188

B163

Red255 (100%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue16.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B A3

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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