Colour
#FFC72F
- #FFC72F
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFC72F is a orange with RGB values 255, 199, 47 and HSL 44°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFC72F#FFC72F
HEX#FFC72F
RGBrgb(255, 199, 47)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7804, 0.1843
RGB percentages100%, 78%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(43.8, 100%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.8, 81.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 22%, 81.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,762,671
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC72F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.46:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#0038D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2F67FF
Analogous#FF5F2F, #CFFF2F
Triadic#2FFFC7, #C72FFF
Split complementary#2FCFFF, #5F2FFF
Tetradic#2FFF5F, #2F67FF, #FF2FCF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G199
B47
Red255 (100%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue43.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C7 · B 2F
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