Recognised as Colour

#D9AF40

#D9AF40
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#D9AF40 is a orange with RGB values 217, 175, 64 and HSL 44°, 67%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9AF40#D9AF40

HEX#D9AF40

RGBrgb(217, 175, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6863, 0.251

RGB percentages85.1%, 68.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(43.5, 66.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.5, 70.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 19.4%, 70.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,266,176

CSS custom property--colour: #D9AF40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#2650BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AE31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDB945no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EBA098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.3 Peru · ΔE 24.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.4 Khaki · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#406AD9

Analogous#D96240, #B7D940

Triadic#40D9AF, #AF40D9

Split complementary#40B7D9, #6240D9

Tetradic#40D962, #406AD9, #D940B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6EA

Lighter +30%#F2E4C0

Lighter +20%#EAD395

Lighter +10%#E1C16B

Darker −10%#C09626

Darker −20%#95741E

Darker −30%#6B5315

Darker −40%#40320D

More saturated +25%#F6BC23

Less saturated −25%#BCA25D

Channel breakdown

R217

G175

B64

Red217 (85.1%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue43.53°

Saturation (HSL)66.81%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G AF · B 40

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