Colour

#FFCA2C

#FFCA2C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFCA2C is a orange with RGB values 255, 202, 44 and HSL 45°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFCA2C#FFCA2C

HEX#FFCA2C

RGBrgb(255, 202, 44)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7922, 0.1725

RGB percentages100%, 79.2%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(44.9, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.9, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 20.8%, 82.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,436

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCA2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#0035D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D737no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.2 Orange · ΔE 20.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.2 Yellow · ΔE 34.3 Dark orange · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C61FF

Analogous#FF612C, #CAFF2C

Triadic#2CFFCA, #CA2CFF

Split complementary#2CCAFF, #612CFF

Tetradic#2CFF61, #2C61FF, #FF2CCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFDF8

Lighter +30%#FFF0C5

Lighter +20%#FFE492

Lighter +10%#FFD75F

Darker −10%#F8BA00

Darker −20%#C59400

Darker −30%#926D00

Darker −40%#5F4700

More saturated +25%#FFCA2C

Less saturated −25%#E5BD46

Channel breakdown

R255

G202

B44

Red255 (100%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue44.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CA · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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