Recognised as Colour
#D48F17
- #D48F17
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#D48F17 is a orange with RGB values 212, 143, 23 and HSL 38°, 80%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#D48F17#D48F17
HEX#D48F17
RGBrgb(212, 143, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.5608, 0.0902
RGB percentages83.1%, 56.1%, 9%
HSLhsl(38.1, 80.4%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 89.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 89.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,930,263
CSS custom property--colour: #D48F17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#2B70E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#175CD4
Analogous#D43017, #BBD417
Triadic#17D48F, #8F17D4
Split complementary#17BBD4, #3017D4
Tetradic#17D430, #175CD4, #D417BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G143
B23
Red212 (83.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue38.1°
Saturation (HSL)80.43%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G 8F · B 17
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