Colour

#FFCD66

#FFCD66
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFCD66 is a orange with RGB values 255, 205, 102 and HSL 40°, 100%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFCD66#FFCD66

HEX#FFCD66

RGBrgb(255, 205, 102)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8039, 0.4

RGB percentages100%, 80.4%, 40%

HSLhsl(40.4, 100%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 60%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 19.6%, 60%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,764,262

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCD66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#003299

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3CD5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFD96Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBDB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18.5 Khaki · ΔE 20.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.6 Burlywood · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6698FF

Analogous#FF8066, #E5FF66

Triadic#66FFCD, #CD66FF

Split complementary#66E5FF, #8066FF

Tetradic#66FF80, #6698FF, #FF66E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEECC

Lighter +10%#FFDE99

Darker −10%#FFBC33

Darker −20%#FFAC00

Darker −30%#CC8900

Darker −40%#996700

More saturated +25%#FFCD66

Less saturated −25%#ECC679

Channel breakdown

R255

G205

B102

Red255 (100%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue40.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CD · B 66

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