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Colour

#FFC179

  • #FFC179
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFC179 is a orange with RGB values 255, 193, 121 and HSL 32°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFC179#FFC179
HEX#FFC179
RGBrgb(255, 193, 121)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7569, 0.4745
RGB percentages100%, 75.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(32.2, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.2, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 52.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,761,209
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#003E86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6C473no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D27Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12.3Burlywood · ΔE 17.1Navajo white · ΔE 20.5Light salmon · ΔE 21.4Peru · ΔE 22Tan · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79B7FF
Analogous#FF7E79, #FAFF79
Triadic#79FFC1, #C179FF
Split complementary#79FAFF, #7E79FF
Tetradic#79FF7E, #79B7FF, #FF79FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF0DF
Lighter +10%#FFD9AC
Darker −10%#FFA946
Darker −20%#FF9213
Darker −30%#DF7800
Darker −40%#AC5C00
More saturated +25%#FFC179
Less saturated −25%#EEC08A

Channel breakdown

R255
G193
B121
Red255 (100%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue32.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C1 · B 79

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