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Recognised as Colour

#DB8B00

  • #DB8B00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#DB8B00 is a orange with RGB values 219, 139, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#DB8B00#DB8B00
HEX#DB8B00
RGBrgb(219, 139, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5451, 0
RGB percentages85.9%, 54.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.1, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 100%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,387,968
CSS custom property--colour: #DB8B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#2474FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A409no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F07776no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 13.7Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.5Dark orange · ΔE 16.1Chocolate · ΔE 21.6Peru · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0050DB
Analogous#DB1E00, #BDDB00
Triadic#00DB8B, #8B00DB
Split complementary#00BEDB, #1D00DB
Tetradic#00DB1E, #0050DB, #DB00BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDFA8
Lighter +30%#FFCD75
Lighter +20%#FFBA42
Lighter +10%#FFA70F
Darker −10%#A86B00
Darker −20%#754A00
Darker −30%#422A00
Darker −40%#0F0A00
More saturated +25%#DB8B00
Less saturated −25%#C0841B

Channel breakdown

R219
G139
B0
Red219 (85.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 8B · B 00

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