Colour

#D79E45

#D79E45
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#D79E45 is a orange with RGB values 215, 158, 69 and HSL 37°, 65%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#D79E45

RGBrgb(215, 158, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6196, 0.2706

RGB percentages84.3%, 62%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(36.6, 64.6%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.6, 67.9%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 26.5%, 67.9%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,130,757

CSS custom property--colour: #D79E45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#2861BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3A03Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1AE48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E98F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 12.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 13.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Burlywood · ΔE 25.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#457ED7

Analogous#D75545, #C7D745

Triadic#45D79E, #9E45D7

Split complementary#45C7D7, #5545D7

Tetradic#45D755, #457ED7, #D745C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6ED

Lighter +30%#F2E0C3

Lighter +20%#E9CA99

Lighter +10%#E0B46F

Darker −10%#C08529

Darker −20%#966820

Darker −30%#6C4B17

Darker −40%#422E0E

More saturated +25%#F3A429

Less saturated −25%#BB9861

Channel breakdown

R215

G158

B69

Red215 (84.3%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue36.58°

Saturation (HSL)64.6%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9E · B 45

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