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Colour

#FFC55A

  • #FFC55A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC55A is a orange with RGB values 255, 197, 90 and HSL 39°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFC55A#FFC55A
HEX#FFC55A
RGBrgb(255, 197, 90)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7725, 0.3529
RGB percentages100%, 77.3%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(38.9, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 64.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,762,202
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC55A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.39:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#003AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC64Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD45Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Sandy brown · ΔE 20.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Orange · ΔE 24.8Khaki · ΔE 25.3Peru · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A94FF
Analogous#FF735A, #E7FF5A
Triadic#5AFFC5, #C55AFF
Split complementary#5AE7FF, #725AFF
Tetradic#5AFF72, #5A94FF, #FF5AE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFBF3
Lighter +20%#FFE9C0
Lighter +10%#FFD78D
Darker −10%#FFB327
Darker −20%#F39E00
Darker −30%#C07D00
Darker −40%#8D5B00
More saturated +25%#FFC55A
Less saturated −25%#EABF6F

Channel breakdown

R255
G197
B90
Red255 (100%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue38.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C5 · B 5A

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