Colour

#FFDE8C

#FFDE8C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFDE8C is a orange with RGB values 255, 222, 140 and HSL 43°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFDE8C#FFDE8C

HEX#FFDE8C

RGBrgb(255, 222, 140)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8706, 0.549

RGB percentages100%, 87.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(42.8, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.8, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 12.9%, 45.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,768,652

CSS custom property--colour: #FFDE8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.08:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#002173

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0DC86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8E58Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.8 Navajo white · ΔE 16.4 Moccasin · ΔE 18.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.5 Burlywood · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CADFF

Analogous#FFA58C, #E6FF8C

Triadic#8CFFDE, #DE8CFF

Split complementary#8CE6FF, #A58CFF

Tetradic#8CFFA5, #8CADFF, #FF8CE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFBF2

Lighter +10%#FFEDBF

Darker −10%#FFCF59

Darker −20%#FFC126

Darker −30%#F2AD00

Darker −40%#BF8800

More saturated +25%#FFDE8C

Less saturated −25%#F1D89A

Channel breakdown

R255

G222

B140

Red255 (100%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue42.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G DE · B 8C

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Colour values

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