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Colour

#FFC522

  • #FFC522
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#FFC522 is a orange with RGB values 255, 197, 34 and HSL 44°, 100%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFC522#FFC522
HEX#FFC522
RGBrgb(255, 197, 34)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7725, 0.1333
RGB percentages100%, 77.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(44.3, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.3, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 86.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,762,146
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC522;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#003ADD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDD42Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 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 text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.1Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Orange · ΔE 17.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.7Dark orange · ΔE 32.2Yellow · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#225CFF
Analogous#FF5622, #CBFF22
Triadic#22FFC5, #C522FF
Split complementary#22CBFF, #5622FF
Tetradic#22FF56, #225CFF, #FF22CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBEE
Lighter +30%#FFEDBB
Lighter +20%#FFE088
Lighter +10%#FFD255
Darker −10%#EEB000
Darker −20%#BB8A00
Darker −30%#886400
Darker −40%#553F00
More saturated +25%#FFC522
Less saturated −25%#E3B83E

Channel breakdown

R255
G197
B34
Red255 (100%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue44.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C5 · B 22

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