Recognised as Colour

#FFD356

#FFD356
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFD356 is a orange with RGB values 255, 211, 86 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

#FFD356#FFD356

HEX#FFD356

RGBrgb(255, 211, 86)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8275, 0.3373

RGB percentages100%, 82.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(44.4, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.4, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 17.3%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,765,782

CSS custom property--colour: #FFD356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.5 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#002CA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD147no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DD5Cno 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 55.6 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 22.1 Khaki · ΔE 23.8 Orange · ΔE 27.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5682FF

Analogous#FF7F56, #D6FF56

Triadic#56FFD3, #D356FF

Split complementary#56D6FF, #7F56FF

Tetradic#56FF7F, #5682FF, #FF56D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBEF

Lighter +20%#FFEEBC

Lighter +10%#FFE089

Darker −10%#FFC623

Darker −20%#EFB100

Darker −30%#BC8B00

Darker −40%#896500

More saturated +25%#FFD356

Less saturated −25%#EAC96B

Channel breakdown

R255

G211

B86

Red255 (100%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue44.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G D3 · B 56

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