Colour
#FFC231
- #FFC231
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#FFC231 is a orange with RGB values 255, 194, 49 and HSL 42°, 100%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#FFC231#FFC231
HEX#FFC231
RGBrgb(255, 194, 49)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7608, 0.1922
RGB percentages100%, 76.1%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(42.2, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 23.9%, 80.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,761,393
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC231;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#003DCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#316EFF
Analogous#FF5B31, #D5FF31
Triadic#31FFC2, #C231FF
Split complementary#31D5FF, #5B31FF
Tetradic#31FF5B, #316EFF, #FF31D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G194
B49
Red255 (100%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue42.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C2 · B 31
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