Colour
#DAA520
- #DAA520
- Orange
- Dark
- Named: Goldenrod
#DAA520 is the CSS colour orange with RGB values 218, 165, 32 and HSL 43°, 74%, 49%. 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
#DAA520#DAA520
HEX#DAA520
RGBrgb(218, 165, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.6471, 0.1255
RGB percentages85.5%, 64.7%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(42.9, 74.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 85.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 85.3%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,329,120
CSS custom property--colour: #DAA520;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#255ADF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2055DA
Analogous#DA4820, #B2DA20
Triadic#20DAA5, #A520DA
Split complementary#20B2DA, #4820DA
Tetradic#20DA48, #2055DA, #DA20B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G165
B32
Red218 (85.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue42.9°
Saturation (HSL)74.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G A5 · B 20
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