Recognised as Colour
#D79017
- #D79017
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#D79017 is a orange with RGB values 215, 144, 23 and HSL 38°, 81%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#D79017#D79017
HEX#D79017
RGBrgb(215, 144, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5647, 0.0902
RGB percentages84.3%, 56.5%, 9%
HSLhsl(37.8, 80.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 89.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 89.3%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,127,127
CSS custom property--colour: #D79017;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#286FE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#175ED7
Analogous#D73017, #BED717
Triadic#17D790, #9017D7
Split complementary#17BED7, #3017D7
Tetradic#17D730, #175ED7, #D717BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G144
B23
Red215 (84.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue37.81°
Saturation (HSL)80.67%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 90 · B 17
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