Colour

#D6AA53

#D6AA53
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#D6AA53 is a orange with RGB values 214, 170, 83 and HSL 40°, 62%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D6AA53

RGBrgb(214, 170, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6667, 0.3255

RGB percentages83.9%, 66.7%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(39.8, 61.5%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 61.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 20.6%, 61.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,068,307

CSS custom property--colour: #D6AA53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#2955AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDAA4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B556no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#E79C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 17 Peru · ΔE 18.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.9 Burlywood · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#537FD6

Analogous#D66953, #C1D653

Triadic#53D6AA, #AA53D6

Split complementary#53C0D6, #6953D6

Tetradic#53D669, #537FD6, #D653C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFBF8

Lighter +30%#F3E7CF

Lighter +20%#EAD3A5

Lighter +10%#E0BE7C

Darker −10%#C7942F

Darker −20%#9D7526

Darker −30%#74571C

Darker −40%#4B3812

More saturated +25%#F1B338

Less saturated −25%#BBA16E

Channel breakdown

R214

G170

B83

Red214 (83.9%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue39.85°

Saturation (HSL)61.5%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G AA · B 53

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