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Recognised as Colour

#D9AA4F

  • #D9AA4F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D9AA4F is a orange with RGB values 217, 170, 79 and HSL 40°, 64%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9AA4F#D9AA4F
HEX#D9AA4F
RGBrgb(217, 170, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6667, 0.3098
RGB percentages85.1%, 66.7%, 31%
HSLhsl(39.6, 64.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.6, 63.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.7%, 63.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,264,911
CSS custom property--colour: #D9AA4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#2655B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEAA45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B652no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#EA9C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.5Sandy brown · ΔE 16.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Peru · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 20.9Burlywood · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F7ED9
Analogous#D9654F, #C3D94F
Triadic#4FD9AA, #AA4FD9
Split complementary#4FC3D9, #654FD9
Tetradic#4FD965, #4F7ED9, #D94FC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBF7
Lighter +30%#F4E7CD
Lighter +20%#EBD3A3
Lighter +10%#E2BE79
Darker −10%#C9942C
Darker −20%#A07522
Darker −30%#765619
Darker −40%#4C3710
More saturated +25%#F4B334
Less saturated −25%#BEA16A

Channel breakdown

R217
G170
B79
Red217 (85.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue39.57°
Saturation (HSL)64.49%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G AA · B 4F

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