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Colour

#FFC987

  • #FFC987
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#FFC987 is a orange with RGB values 255, 201, 135 and HSL 33°, 100%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#FFC987#FFC987
HEX#FFC987
RGBrgb(255, 201, 135)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.5294
RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(33, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 47.1%, 0%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,763,271
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.96:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#003678

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#DCCB82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D888no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBCB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#87BDFF
Analogous#FF8D87, #F9FF87
Triadic#87FFC9, #C987FF
Split complementary#87F9FF, #8D87FF
Tetradic#87FF8D, #87BDFF, #FF87F9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF7ED
Lighter +10%#FFE0BA
Darker −10%#FFB254
Darker −20%#FF9B21
Darker −30%#ED8200
Darker −40%#BA6600
More saturated +25%#FFC987
Less saturated −25%#F0C896

Channel breakdown

R255
G201
B135
Red255 (100%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B 87

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