Recognised as Colour

#DC8837

#DC8837
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#DC8837 is a orange with RGB values 220, 136, 55 and HSL 29°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DC8837#DC8837

HEX#DC8837

RGBrgb(220, 136, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5333, 0.2157

RGB percentages86.3%, 53.3%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(29.5, 70.2%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.5, 75%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 38.2%, 75%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,452,791

CSS custom property--colour: #DC8837;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#2377C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2902Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A338no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F07577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 8.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 12.8 Chocolate · ΔE 14.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.4 Coral · ΔE 21.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#378BDC

Analogous#DC3739, #DCDA37

Triadic#37DC88, #8837DC

Split complementary#37DCDB, #3738DC

Tetradic#39DC37, #378BDC, #DB37DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAEFE5

Lighter +30%#F3D5B9

Lighter +20%#EBBC8E

Lighter +10%#E4A262

Darker −10%#BF6F21

Darker −20%#93551A

Darker −30%#683C12

Darker −40%#3C230B

More saturated +25%#F9871A

Less saturated −25%#BF8954

Channel breakdown

R220

G136

B55

Red220 (86.3%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue29.45°

Saturation (HSL)70.21%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 88 · B 37

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