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Colour

#FFCA37

  • #FFCA37
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFCA37 is a orange with RGB values 255, 202, 55 and HSL 44°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFCA37#FFCA37
HEX#FFCA37
RGBrgb(255, 202, 55)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7922, 0.2157
RGB percentages100%, 79.2%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(44.1, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 78.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,763,447
CSS custom property--colour: #FFCA37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.76:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#0035C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3C916no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD740no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB8AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 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 text13.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.6Gold · ΔE 14.9Orange · ΔE 20.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.7Khaki · ΔE 33.8Sandy brown · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#376CFF
Analogous#FF6637, #D0FF37
Triadic#37FFCA, #CA37FF
Split complementary#37D0FF, #6637FF
Tetradic#37FF66, #376CFF, #FF37D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF3D0
Lighter +20%#FFE59D
Lighter +10%#FFD86A
Darker −10%#FFBC04
Darker −20%#D09900
Darker −30%#9D7300
Darker −40%#6A4E00
More saturated +25%#FFCA37
Less saturated −25%#E6BE50

Channel breakdown

R255
G202
B55
Red255 (100%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue44.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G CA · B 37

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