Colour

#FFC461

#FFC461
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC461 is a orange with RGB values 255, 196, 97 and HSL 38°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFC461#FFC461

HEX#FFC461

RGBrgb(255, 196, 97)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7686, 0.3804

RGB percentages100%, 76.9%, 38%

HSLhsl(37.6, 100%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.6, 62%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 23.1%, 62%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,761,953

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC461;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#003B9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC557no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D464no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 18 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.3 Khaki · ΔE 24.3 Peru · ΔE 25.1 Orange · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#619CFF

Analogous#FF7561, #EBFF61

Triadic#61FFC4, #C461FF

Split complementary#61EBFF, #7561FF

Tetradic#61FF75, #619CFF, #FF61EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDFA

Lighter +20%#FFEAC7

Lighter +10%#FFD794

Darker −10%#FFB12E

Darker −20%#FA9D00

Darker −30%#C77D00

Darker −40%#945D00

More saturated +25%#FFC461

Less saturated −25%#EBBF75

Channel breakdown

R255

G196

B97

Red255 (100%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue37.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C4 · B 61

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