Colour

#D96500

#D96500
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#D96500 is a orange with RGB values 217, 101, 0 and HSL 28°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#D96500

RGBrgb(217, 101, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.3961, 0

RGB percentages85.1%, 39.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(27.9, 100%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.9, 100%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 53.5%, 100%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,247,168

CSS custom property--colour: #D96500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#269AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#877600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EF4956no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 9.1 Dark orange · ΔE 17.7 Coral · ΔE 20.9 Tomato · ΔE 25.3 Peru · ΔE 26.7 Orange red · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0074D9

Analogous#D90007, #D9D200

Triadic#00D965, #6500D9

Split complementary#00D9D2, #0007D9

Tetradic#07D900, #0074D9, #D200D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCFA6

Lighter +30%#FFB473

Lighter +20%#FF9940

Lighter +10%#FF7E0D

Darker −10%#A64D00

Darker −20%#733600

Darker −30%#401E00

Darker −40%#0D0600

More saturated +25%#D96500

Less saturated −25%#BE671B

Channel breakdown

R217

G101

Red217 (85.1%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue27.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 65 · B 00

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Colour values

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