Colour
#FFC43A
- #FFC43A
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#FFC43A is a orange with RGB values 255, 196, 58 and HSL 42°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#FFC43A#FFC43A
HEX#FFC43A
RGBrgb(255, 196, 58)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7686, 0.2275
RGB percentages100%, 76.9%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(42, 100%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 77.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 77.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,761,914
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC43A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61045WCAG 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 13.21:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#003BC5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A75FF
Analogous#FF623A, #D8FF3A
Triadic#3AFFC4, #C43AFF
Split complementary#3AD7FF, #613AFF
Tetradic#3AFF62, #3A75FF, #FF3AD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G196
B58
Red255 (100%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue42.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C4 · B 3A
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