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Recognised as Colour

#FFCD4D

  • #FFCD4D
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFCD4D is a orange with RGB values 255, 205, 77 and HSL 43°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFCD4D#FFCD4D
HEX#FFCD4D
RGBrgb(255, 205, 77)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8039, 0.302
RGB percentages100%, 80.4%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(43.1, 100%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.1, 69.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 69.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,764,237
CSS custom property--colour: #FFCD4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.09:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#0032B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CC3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1D953no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBCB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 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 text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Gold · ΔE 20.9Orange · ΔE 24.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.4Khaki · ΔE 27.2Sandy brown · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D7FFF
Analogous#FF744D, #D8FF4D
Triadic#4DFFCD, #CD4DFF
Split complementary#4DD8FF, #744DFF
Tetradic#4DFF74, #4D7FFF, #FF4DD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF8E6
Lighter +20%#FFEAB3
Lighter +10%#FFDB80
Darker −10%#FFBF1A
Darker −20%#E6A500
Darker −30%#B38100
Darker −40%#805C00
More saturated +25%#FFCD4D
Less saturated −25%#E9C363

Channel breakdown

R255
G205
B77
Red255 (100%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue43.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G CD · B 4D

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