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Recognised as Colour

#D78900

  • #D78900
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#D78900 is a orange with RGB values 215, 137, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#D78900#D78900
HEX#D78900
RGBrgb(215, 137, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5373, 0
RGB percentages84.3%, 53.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.2, 100%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.2, 100%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 100%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,125,312
CSS custom property--colour: #D78900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#2876FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A109no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EB7674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Orange · ΔE 15.1Goldenrod · ΔE 15.1Dark orange · ΔE 17.3Chocolate · ΔE 21.1Peru · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#004ED7
Analogous#D71E00, #BAD700
Triadic#00D789, #8900D7
Split complementary#00BAD7, #1D00D7
Tetradic#00D71D, #004ED7, #D700BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDEA4
Lighter +30%#FFCB71
Lighter +20%#FFB93E
Lighter +10%#FFA60B
Darker −10%#A46900
Darker −20%#714800
Darker −30%#3E2800
Darker −40%#0B0700
More saturated +25%#D78900
Less saturated −25%#BC821B

Channel breakdown

R215
G137
B0
Red215 (84.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 89 · B 00

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