Colour

#FFD355

#FFD355
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFD355 is a orange with RGB values 255, 211, 85 and HSL 44°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFD355#FFD355

HEX#FFD355

RGBrgb(255, 211, 85)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8275, 0.3333

RGB percentages100%, 82.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(44.5, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.5, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 17.3%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,765,781

CSS custom property--colour: #FFD355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.7:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#002CAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD145no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DD5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.9 Gold · ΔE 21.7 Khaki · ΔE 24.1 Orange · ΔE 27.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5581FF

Analogous#FF7E55, #D6FF55

Triadic#55FFD3, #D355FF

Split complementary#55D6FF, #7E55FF

Tetradic#55FF7E, #5581FF, #FF55D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBEE

Lighter +20%#FFEDBB

Lighter +10%#FFE088

Darker −10%#FFC622

Darker −20%#EEB000

Darker −30%#BB8B00

Darker −40%#886500

More saturated +25%#FFD355

Less saturated −25%#EAC96A

Channel breakdown

R255

G211

B85

Red255 (100%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue44.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G D3 · B 55

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