Recognised as Colour

#D8AC40

#D8AC40
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#D8AC40 is a orange with RGB values 216, 172, 64 and HSL 43°, 66%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8AC40#D8AC40

HEX#D8AC40

RGBrgb(216, 172, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6745, 0.251

RGB percentages84.7%, 67.5%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(42.6, 66.1%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.6, 70.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 20.4%, 70.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,199,872

CSS custom property--colour: #D8AC40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#2753BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0AB32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBB745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EA9D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.8 Peru · ΔE 22.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3 Khaki · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#406CD8

Analogous#D86040, #B8D840

Triadic#40D8AC, #AC40D8

Split complementary#40B8D8, #6040D8

Tetradic#40D860, #406CD8, #D840B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6E9

Lighter +30%#F2E3BF

Lighter +20%#E9D195

Lighter +10%#E1BE6A

Darker −10%#BE9227

Darker −20%#94721E

Darker −30%#695116

Darker −40%#3F310D

More saturated +25%#F5B823

Less saturated −25%#BBA05D

Channel breakdown

R216

G172

B64

Red216 (84.7%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue42.63°

Saturation (HSL)66.09%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G AC · B 40

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Colour harmonies

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