Recognised as Colour
#D59D09
- #D59D09
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D59D09 is a orange with RGB values 213, 157, 9 and HSL 44°, 92%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D59D09#D59D09
HEX#D59D09
RGBrgb(213, 157, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.6157, 0.0353
RGB percentages83.5%, 61.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(43.5, 91.9%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.5, 95.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 95.8%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,999,369
CSS custom property--colour: #D59D09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#2A62F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0941D5
Analogous#D53709, #A7D509
Triadic#09D59D, #9D09D5
Split complementary#09A7D5, #3709D5
Tetradic#09D537, #0941D5, #D509A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G157
B9
Red213 (83.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue43.53°
Saturation (HSL)91.89%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 9D · B 09
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page