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Colour

#FFC79C

  • #FFC79C
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#FFC79C is a orange with RGB values 255, 199, 156 and HSL 26°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#FFC79C#FFC79C
HEX#FFC79C
RGBrgb(255, 199, 156)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7804, 0.6118
RGB percentages100%, 78%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(26.1, 100%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.1, 38.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 22%, 38.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,762,780
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC79C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.9:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#003863

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8CB99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D79Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBCBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 10.4Peach puff · ΔE 11.5Navajo white · ΔE 11.6Tan · ΔE 14Moccasin · ΔE 14.4Wheat · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CD4FF
Analogous#FF9CA3, #FFF99C
Triadic#9CFFC7, #C79CFF
Split complementary#9CFFF8, #9CA3FF
Tetradic#A3FF9C, #9CD4FF, #F89CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFE4CF
Darker −10%#FFAA69
Darker −20%#FF8D36
Darker −30%#FF7003
Darker −40%#CF5A00
More saturated +25%#FFC79C
Less saturated −25%#F3C9A8

Channel breakdown

R255
G199
B156
Red255 (100%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue26.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C7 · B 9C

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