Recognised as Colour
#FFBD3A
- #FFBD3A
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#FFBD3A is a orange with RGB values 255, 189, 58 and HSL 40°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#FFBD3A#FFBD3A
HEX#FFBD3A
RGBrgb(255, 189, 58)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7412, 0.2275
RGB percentages100%, 74.1%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(39.9, 100%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.9, 77.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 25.9%, 77.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,760,122
CSS custom property--colour: #FFBD3A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#0042C5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A7CFF
Analogous#FF5A3A, #DFFF3A
Triadic#3AFFBD, #BD3AFF
Split complementary#3ADFFF, #5A3AFF
Tetradic#3AFF5A, #3A7CFF, #FF3ADF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G189
B58
Red255 (100%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue39.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G BD · B 3A
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