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Recognised as Colour

#D6A459

  • #D6A459
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#D6A459 is a orange with RGB values 214, 164, 89 and HSL 36°, 60%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#D6A459#D6A459
HEX#D6A459
RGBrgb(214, 164, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6431, 0.349
RGB percentages83.9%, 64.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(36, 60.4%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36, 58.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 23.4%, 58.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,066,777
CSS custom property--colour: #D6A459;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#295BA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A652no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B25Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E79793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.4Peru · ΔE 14.5Burlywood · ΔE 17Dark khaki · ΔE 20.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.7Tan · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#598BD6
Analogous#D66659, #CAD659
Triadic#59D6A4, #A459D6
Split complementary#59CAD6, #6559D6
Tetradic#59D666, #598BD6, #D659CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFD
Lighter +30%#F4E7D4
Lighter +20%#EAD1AB
Lighter +10%#E0BA82
Darker −10%#CA8D32
Darker −20%#A17128
Darker −30%#78541E
Darker −40%#4F3714
More saturated +25%#F0A93F
Less saturated −25%#BC9F73

Channel breakdown

R214
G164
B89
Red214 (83.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue36°
Saturation (HSL)60.39%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G A4 · B 59

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