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Recognised as Colour

#FFD561

  • #FFD561
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFD561 is a orange with RGB values 255, 213, 97 and HSL 44°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFD561#FFD561
HEX#FFD561
RGBrgb(255, 213, 97)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8353, 0.3804
RGB percentages100%, 83.5%, 38%
HSLhsl(44.1, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 62%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 62%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,766,305
CSS custom property--colour: #FFD561;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.94:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#002A9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#EBD355no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5DE66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFC5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#618BFF
Analogous#FF8661, #DAFF61
Triadic#61FFD5, #D561FF
Split complementary#61DAFF, #8661FF
Tetradic#61FF86, #618BFF, #FF61DA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFA
Lighter +20%#FFF0C7
Lighter +10%#FFE394
Darker −10%#FFC72E
Darker −20%#FAB800
Darker −30%#C79200
Darker −40%#946D00
More saturated +25%#FFD561
Less saturated −25%#EBCC75

Channel breakdown

R255
G213
B97
Red255 (100%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue44.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G D5 · B 61

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