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Recognised as Colour

#FFC012

  • #FFC012
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#FFC012 is a orange with RGB values 255, 192, 18 and HSL 44°, 100%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFC012#FFC012
HEX#FFC012
RGBrgb(255, 192, 18)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7529, 0.0706
RGB percentages100%, 75.3%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(44.1, 100%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 92.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 92.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,760,850
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC012;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#003FED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD123no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFACA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.4Orange · ΔE 15.5Goldenrod · ΔE 16.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.9Dark orange · ΔE 29.9Sandy brown · ΔE 37.6
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1251FF
Analogous#FF4A12, #C7FF12
Triadic#12FFC0, #C012FF
Split complementary#12C7FF, #4A12FF
Tetradic#12FF4A, #1251FF, #FF12C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF6DE
Lighter +30%#FFE9AB
Lighter +20%#FFDB78
Lighter +10%#FFCE45
Darker −10%#DEA300
Darker −20%#AB7E00
Darker −30%#785800
Darker −40%#453300
More saturated +25%#FFC012
Less saturated −25%#E1B230

Channel breakdown

R255
G192
B18
Red255 (100%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue44.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C0 · B 12

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