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Colour

#FFBD56

  • #FFBD56
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBD56 is a orange with RGB values 255, 189, 86 and HSL 37°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFBD56#FFBD56
HEX#FFBD56
RGBrgb(255, 189, 86)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7412, 0.3373
RGB percentages100%, 74.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(36.6, 100%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.6, 66.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 25.9%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,760,150
CSS custom property--colour: #FFBD56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.67:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#0042A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BF4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5CF59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#FFABA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Sandy brown · ΔE 17.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.3Orange · ΔE 22.5Peru · ΔE 23.8Khaki · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5698FF
Analogous#FF6956, #ECFF56
Triadic#56FFBD, #BD56FF
Split complementary#56ECFF, #6956FF
Tetradic#56FF69, #5698FF, #FF56EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF9EF
Lighter +20%#FFE5BC
Lighter +10%#FFD189
Darker −10%#FFA923
Darker −20%#EF9200
Darker −30%#BC7300
Darker −40%#895300
More saturated +25%#FFBD56
Less saturated −25%#EAB86B

Channel breakdown

R255
G189
B86
Red255 (100%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue36.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G BD · B 56

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