Colour
#D79321
- #D79321
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#D79321 is a orange with RGB values 215, 147, 33 and HSL 38°, 73%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#D79321#D79321
HEX#D79321
RGBrgb(215, 147, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5765, 0.1294
RGB percentages84.3%, 57.6%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(37.6, 73.4%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.6, 84.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 31.6%, 84.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,127,905
CSS custom property--colour: #D79321;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#286CDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2165D7
Analogous#D73821, #C0D721
Triadic#21D793, #9321D7
Split complementary#21C0D7, #3821D7
Tetradic#21D738, #2165D7, #D721C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G147
B33
Red215 (84.3%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue37.58°
Saturation (HSL)73.39%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 93 · B 21
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