Colour

#FFC252

#FFC252
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC252 is a orange with RGB values 255, 194, 82 and HSL 39°, 100%, 66%. 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

#FFC252#FFC252

HEX#FFC252

RGBrgb(255, 194, 82)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7608, 0.3216

RGB percentages100%, 76.1%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(38.8, 100%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 67.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 67.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,761,426

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#003DAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC345no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D256no 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 51 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 text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.6 Orange · ΔE 21.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Peru · ΔE 27.2 Khaki · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#528FFF

Analogous#FF6B52, #E6FF52

Triadic#52FFC2, #C252FF

Split complementary#52E5FF, #6C52FF

Tetradic#52FF6C, #528FFF, #FF52E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF8EB

Lighter +20%#FFE6B8

Lighter +10%#FFD485

Darker −10%#FFB01F

Darker −20%#EB9800

Darker −30%#B87700

Darker −40%#855600

More saturated +25%#FFC252

Less saturated −25%#E9BC68

Channel breakdown

R255

G194

B82

Red255 (100%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue38.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C2 · B 52

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