Colour
#D6A15F
- #D6A15F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#D6A15F is a orange with RGB values 214, 161, 95 and HSL 33°, 59%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#D6A15F#D6A15F
HEX#D6A15F
RGBrgb(214, 161, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6314, 0.3725
RGB percentages83.9%, 63.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(33.3, 59.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.3, 55.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 24.8%, 55.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,066,015
CSS custom property--colour: #D6A15F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#295EA0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F94D6
Analogous#D6665F, #CFD65F
Triadic#5FD6A1, #A15FD6
Split complementary#5FD0D6, #665FD6
Tetradic#5FD666, #5F94D6, #D65FCF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G161
B95
Red214 (83.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue33.28°
Saturation (HSL)59.2%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G A1 · B 5F
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