Colour

#FFCD3B

#FFCD3B
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFCD3B is a orange with RGB values 255, 205, 59 and HSL 45°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFCD3B#FFCD3B

HEX#FFCD3B

RGBrgb(255, 205, 59)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8039, 0.2314

RGB percentages100%, 80.4%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(44.7, 100%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.7, 76.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 19.6%, 76.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,764,219

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCD3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211 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#CDCDCD

Inverted#0032C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CB1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D943no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBBB1no 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 text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.4 Orange · ΔE 22.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.4 Khaki · ΔE 32.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B6DFF

Analogous#FF6B3B, #CFFF3B

Triadic#3BFFCD, #CD3BFF

Split complementary#3BCFFF, #6B3BFF

Tetradic#3BFF6B, #3B6DFF, #FF3BCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF4D4

Lighter +20%#FFE7A1

Lighter +10%#FFDA6E

Darker −10%#FFC008

Darker −20%#D49E00

Darker −30%#A17800

Darker −40%#6E5200

More saturated +25%#FFCD3B

Less saturated −25%#E7C154

Channel breakdown

R255

G205

B59

Red255 (100%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue44.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CD · B 3B

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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