Recognised as Colour

#D79A5D

#D79A5D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#D79A5D is a orange with RGB values 215, 154, 93 and HSL 30°, 60%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D79A5D

RGBrgb(215, 154, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6039, 0.3647

RGB percentages84.3%, 60.4%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(30, 60.4%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 56.7%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 28.4%, 56.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,129,757

CSS custom property--colour: #D79A5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#2865A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AE9E58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCAC5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#E88C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 10.7 Peru · ΔE 11 Burlywood · ΔE 16.6 Light salmon · ΔE 17.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.7 Tan · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D9AD7

Analogous#D75D5D, #D7D75D

Triadic#5DD79A, #9A5DD7

Split complementary#5DD7D7, #5D5DD7

Tetradic#5DD75D, #5D9AD7, #D75DD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E7D8

Lighter +20%#EBCDAF

Lighter +10%#E1B386

Darker −10%#CD8134

Darker −20%#A56729

Darker −30%#7C4E1F

Darker −40%#533415

More saturated +25%#F09A44

Less saturated −25%#BE9A76

Channel breakdown

R215

G154

B93

Red215 (84.3%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)60.4%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9A · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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