Colour

#FFC257

#FFC257
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC257 is a orange with RGB values 255, 194, 87 and HSL 38°, 100%, 67%. 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

#FFC257#FFC257

HEX#FFC257

RGBrgb(255, 194, 87)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7608, 0.3412

RGB percentages100%, 76.1%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(38.2, 100%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.2, 65.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 65.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,761,431

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1

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

Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#003DA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC34Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8D25Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 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 text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23 Orange · ΔE 23.4 Peru · ΔE 26.1 Khaki · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5794FF

Analogous#FF6E57, #E8FF57

Triadic#57FFC2, #C257FF

Split complementary#57E8FF, #6E57FF

Tetradic#57FF6E, #5794FF, #FF57E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAF0

Lighter +20%#FFE7BD

Lighter +10%#FFD58A

Darker −10%#FFAF24

Darker −20%#F09900

Darker −30%#BD7800

Darker −40%#8A5800

More saturated +25%#FFC257

Less saturated −25%#EABC6C

Channel breakdown

R255

G194

B87

Red255 (100%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue38.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C2 · B 57

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