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Recognised as Colour

#DA8B2A

  • #DA8B2A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DA8B2A is a orange with RGB values 218, 139, 42 and HSL 33°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DA8B2A#DA8B2A
HEX#DA8B2A
RGBrgb(218, 139, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.5451, 0.1647
RGB percentages85.5%, 54.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(33.1, 70.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.1, 80.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 36.2%, 80.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,322,474
CSS custom property--colour: #DA8B2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#2574D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A59218no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A42Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EE7878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2A79DA
Analogous#DA332A, #D1DA2A
Triadic#2ADA8B, #8B2ADA
Split complementary#2AD1DA, #332ADA
Tetradic#2ADA33, #2A79DA, #DA2AD1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F8EAD8
Lighter +30%#F1D2AC
Lighter +20%#E9BA81
Lighter +10%#E2A355
Darker −10%#B2701F
Darker −20%#875517
Darker −30%#5B3910
Darker −40%#301E08
More saturated +25%#F98E0B
Less saturated −25%#BB8849

Channel breakdown

R218
G139
B42
Red218 (85.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue33.07°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 8B · B 2A

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