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Recognised as Colour

#D9850F

  • #D9850F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#D9850F is a orange with RGB values 217, 133, 15 and HSL 35°, 87%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9850F#D9850F
HEX#D9850F
RGBrgb(217, 133, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5216, 0.0588
RGB percentages85.1%, 52.2%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(35, 87.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35, 93.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 93.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,255,375
CSS custom property--colour: #D9850F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#267AF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A08D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A013no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#EE7172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0F63D9
Analogous#D9200F, #C8D90F
Triadic#0FD985, #850FD9
Split complementary#0FC8D9, #200FD9
Tetradic#0FD920, #0F63D9, #D90FC8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FADFBA
Lighter +30%#F7CA8A
Lighter +20%#F4B45A
Lighter +10%#F09E2B
Darker −10%#A9680C
Darker −20%#7A4B08
Darker −30%#4A2D05
Darker −40%#1A1002
More saturated +25%#E88800
Less saturated −25%#BC802C

Channel breakdown

R217
G133
B15
Red217 (85.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue35.05°
Saturation (HSL)87.07%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 85 · B 0F

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