Recognised as Colour

#FFD455

#FFD455
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFD455 is a orange with RGB values 255, 212, 85 and HSL 45°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFD455#FFD455

HEX#FFD455

RGBrgb(255, 212, 85)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8314, 0.3333

RGB percentages100%, 83.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(44.8, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.8, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,766,037

CSS custom property--colour: #FFD455;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.8:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#002BAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD245no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DE5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2 Gold · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 24.1 Orange · ΔE 28 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5580FF

Analogous#FF7F55, #D5FF55

Triadic#55FFD4, #D455FF

Split complementary#55D5FF, #7F55FF

Tetradic#55FF7F, #5580FF, #FF55D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBEE

Lighter +20%#FFEEBB

Lighter +10%#FFE188

Darker −10%#FFC722

Darker −20%#EEB200

Darker −30%#BB8C00

Darker −40%#886600

More saturated +25%#FFD455

Less saturated −25%#EAC96A

Channel breakdown

R255

G212

B85

Red255 (100%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue44.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G D4 · B 55

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Colour values

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