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Recognised as Colour

#D8AD59

  • #D8AD59
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#D8AD59 is a orange with RGB values 216, 173, 89 and HSL 40°, 62%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#D8AD59#D8AD59
HEX#D8AD59
RGBrgb(216, 173, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6784, 0.349
RGB percentages84.7%, 67.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(39.7, 62%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 58.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 58.8%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,200,153
CSS custom property--colour: #D8AD59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#2752A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAD51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB85Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E9A09Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 17Dark khaki · ΔE 17.5Burlywood · ΔE 18.8Peru · ΔE 19Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.2Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5984D8
Analogous#D86E59, #C3D859
Triadic#59D8AD, #AD59D8
Split complementary#59C3D8, #6E59D8
Tetradic#59D86E, #5984D8, #D859C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFE
Lighter +30%#F5EAD5
Lighter +20%#EBD6AC
Lighter +10%#E2C182
Darker −10%#CE9830
Darker −20%#A47A27
Darker −30%#7B5B1D
Darker −40%#523D13
More saturated +25%#F2B53F
Less saturated −25%#BEA573

Channel breakdown

R216
G173
B89
Red216 (84.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue39.69°
Saturation (HSL)61.95%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G AD · B 59

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