Colour

#FFBD23

#FFBD23
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFBD23 is a orange with RGB values 255, 189, 35 and HSL 42°, 100%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFBD23#FFBD23

HEX#FFBD23

RGBrgb(255, 189, 35)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7412, 0.1373

RGB percentages100%, 74.1%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(42, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 25.9%, 86.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,760,099

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBD23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#0042DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7CF2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA9A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 13.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 13.6 Gold · ΔE 17.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.1 Dark orange · ΔE 27.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2365FF

Analogous#FF4F23, #D3FF23

Triadic#23FFBD, #BD23FF

Split complementary#23D3FF, #4F23FF

Tetradic#23FF4F, #2365FF, #FF23D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAEF

Lighter +30%#FFEBBC

Lighter +20%#FFDC89

Lighter +10%#FFCC56

Darker −10%#EFA700

Darker −20%#BC8400

Darker −30%#896000

Darker −40%#563C00

More saturated +25%#FFBD23

Less saturated −25%#E3B23E

Channel breakdown

R255

G189

B35

Red255 (100%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BD · B 23

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Colour values

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