Colour

#FFC24F

#FFC24F
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC24F is a orange with RGB values 255, 194, 79 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

#FFC24F#FFC24F

HEX#FFC24F

RGBrgb(255, 194, 79)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7608, 0.3098

RGB percentages100%, 76.1%, 31%

HSLhsl(39.2, 100%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 69%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 69%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,761,423

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC24F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60408WCAG 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#003DB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D253no 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 52.2 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 12.4 Orange · ΔE 21.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Gold · ΔE 26.9 Peru · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F8CFF

Analogous#FF6A4F, #E4FF4F

Triadic#4FFFC2, #C24FFF

Split complementary#4FE4FF, #6A4FFF

Tetradic#4FFF6A, #4F8CFF, #FF4FE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF7E8

Lighter +20%#FFE5B5

Lighter +10%#FFD482

Darker −10%#FFB01C

Darker −20%#E89800

Darker −30%#B57600

Darker −40%#825500

More saturated +25%#FFC24F

Less saturated −25%#E9BB65

Channel breakdown

R255

G194

B79

Red255 (100%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue39.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C2 · B 4F

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Colour values

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