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Recognised as Colour

#D8840D

  • #D8840D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#D8840D is a orange with RGB values 216, 132, 13 and HSL 35°, 89%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8840D#D8840D
HEX#D8840D
RGBrgb(216, 132, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.5176, 0.051
RGB percentages84.7%, 51.8%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(35.2, 88.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 94%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 94%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,189,581
CSS custom property--colour: #D8840D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#277BF2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B39F11no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ED7071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16Dark orange · ΔE 16.3Chocolate · ΔE 16.9Orange · ΔE 17.5Goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Peru · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D61D8
Analogous#D81F0D, #C6D80D
Triadic#0DD884, #840DD8
Split complementary#0DC6D8, #1F0DD8
Tetradic#0DD81F, #0D61D8, #D80DC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBDEB6
Lighter +30%#F8C986
Lighter +20%#F5B356
Lighter +10%#F29E26
Darker −10%#A8670A
Darker −20%#784907
Darker −30%#482C04
Darker −40%#180E01
More saturated +25%#E58600
Less saturated −25%#BB7F2A

Channel breakdown

R216
G132
B13
Red216 (84.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue35.17°
Saturation (HSL)88.65%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 84 · B 0D

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