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Colour

#FFE59D

  • #FFE59D
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFE59D is a orange with RGB values 255, 229, 157 and HSL 44°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFE59D#FFE59D
HEX#FFE59D
RGBrgb(255, 229, 157)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.6157
RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(44.1, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 38.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,461
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE59D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.95:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#001A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E298no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBEA9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.8Khaki · ΔE 10.5Navajo white · ΔE 11.5Moccasin · ΔE 12.5Wheat · ΔE 14.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DB7FF
Analogous#FFB49D, #E8FF9D
Triadic#9DFFE5, #E59DFF
Split complementary#9DE8FF, #B49DFF
Tetradic#9DFFB4, #9DB7FF, #FF9DE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFF3D0
Darker −10%#FFD76A
Darker −20%#FFCA37
Darker −30%#FFBC04
Darker −40%#D09900
More saturated +25%#FFE59D
Less saturated −25%#F3DFA9

Channel breakdown

R255
G229
B157
Red255 (100%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue44.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 9D

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