Colour

#FFC24E

#FFC24E
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC24E is a orange with RGB values 255, 194, 78 and HSL 39°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFC24E#FFC24E

HEX#FFC24E

RGBrgb(255, 194, 78)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7608, 0.3059

RGB percentages100%, 76.1%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(39.3, 100%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.3, 69.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 69.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,761,422

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC24E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#003DB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC33Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D252no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.3 Orange · ΔE 20.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.9 Gold · ΔE 26.5 Peru · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4E8BFF

Analogous#FF6A4E, #E3FF4E

Triadic#4EFFC2, #C24EFF

Split complementary#4EE3FF, #6A4EFF

Tetradic#4EFF6A, #4E8BFF, #FF4EE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF7E7

Lighter +20%#FFE5B4

Lighter +10%#FFD481

Darker −10%#FFB01B

Darker −20%#E79700

Darker −30%#B47600

Darker −40%#815500

More saturated +25%#FFC24E

Less saturated −25%#E9BB64

Channel breakdown

R255

G194

B78

Red255 (100%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue39.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C2 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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