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Recognised as Colour

#D9A537

  • #D9A537
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D9A537 is a orange with RGB values 217, 165, 55 and HSL 41°, 68%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9A537#D9A537
HEX#D9A537
RGBrgb(217, 165, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6471, 0.2157
RGB percentages85.1%, 64.7%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(40.7, 68.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.7, 74.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 24%, 74.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,263,607
CSS custom property--colour: #D9A537;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#265AC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA626no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B33Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC958Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 7.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.8Peru · ΔE 20.4Sandy brown · ΔE 20.4Orange · ΔE 23.7Dark khaki · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#376BD9
Analogous#D95437, #BCD937
Triadic#37D9A5, #A537D9
Split complementary#37BCD9, #5437D9
Tetradic#37D954, #376BD9, #D937BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF2E2
Lighter +30%#F1DFB8
Lighter +20%#E9CC8D
Lighter +10%#E1B862
Darker −10%#BA8923
Darker −20%#8F6A1B
Darker −30%#644A13
Darker −40%#392A0B
More saturated +25%#F7B019
Less saturated −25%#BB9A55

Channel breakdown

R217
G165
B55
Red217 (85.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue40.74°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G A5 · B 37

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