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Colour

#FFC996

  • #FFC996
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#FFC996 is a orange with RGB values 255, 201, 150 and HSL 29°, 100%, 79%. 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

#FFC996#FFC996
HEX#FFC996
RGBrgb(255, 201, 150)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.5882
RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(29.1, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.1, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 41.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,763,286
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#003669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DACC92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D897no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBDBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 9.9Navajo white · ΔE 10.9Peach puff · ΔE 13.5Moccasin · ΔE 14.1Tan · ΔE 14.9Wheat · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96CCFF
Analogous#FF9698, #FFFD96
Triadic#96FFC9, #C996FF
Split complementary#96FFFD, #9698FF
Tetradic#98FF96, #96CCFF, #FD96FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFDFC
Lighter +10%#FFE3C9
Darker −10%#FFAF63
Darker −20%#FF9530
Darker −30%#FC7A00
Darker −40%#C96200
More saturated +25%#FFC996
Less saturated −25%#F2C9A3

Channel breakdown

R255
G201
B150
Red255 (100%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue29.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B 96

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