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Recognised as Colour

#D9A94F

  • #D9A94F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#D9A94F is a orange with RGB values 217, 169, 79 and HSL 39°, 64%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#D9A94F#D9A94F
HEX#D9A94F
RGBrgb(217, 169, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6627, 0.3098
RGB percentages85.1%, 66.3%, 31%
HSLhsl(39.1, 64.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 63.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 22.1%, 63.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,264,655
CSS custom property--colour: #D9A94F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#2656B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B552no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EA9B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 16Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Peru · ΔE 17.4Dark khaki · ΔE 21.1Burlywood · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F7FD9
Analogous#D9644F, #C4D94F
Triadic#4FD9A9, #A94FD9
Split complementary#4FC4D9, #644FD9
Tetradic#4FD964, #4F7FD9, #D94FC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBF7
Lighter +30%#F4E6CD
Lighter +20%#EBD2A3
Lighter +10%#E2BD79
Darker −10%#C9932C
Darker −20%#A07422
Darker −30%#765619
Darker −40%#4C3710
More saturated +25%#F4B134
Less saturated −25%#BEA16A

Channel breakdown

R217
G169
B79
Red217 (85.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue39.13°
Saturation (HSL)64.49%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G A9 · B 4F

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