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Recognised as Colour

#DC8A09

  • #DC8A09
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange

#DC8A09 is a orange with RGB values 220, 138, 9 and HSL 37°, 92%, 45%. 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

#DC8A09#DC8A09
HEX#DC8A09
RGBrgb(220, 138, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5412, 0.0353
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.1%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(36.7, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 95.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,257
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8A09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33412WCAG 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 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#2375F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A410no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F17676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 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 text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 14.6Dark orange · ΔE 15.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Goldenrod · ΔE 16.2Chocolate · ΔE 20Peru · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#095BDC
Analogous#DC2009, #C4DC09
Triadic#09DC8A, #8A09DC
Split complementary#09C5DC, #2109DC
Tetradic#09DC20, #095BDC, #DC09C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCE0B5
Lighter +30%#FACC84
Lighter +20%#F8B853
Lighter +10%#F6A422
Darker −10%#AB6B07
Darker −20%#7A4D05
Darker −30%#492E03
Darker −40%#180F01
More saturated +25%#E58C00
Less saturated −25%#BF8426

Channel breakdown

R220
G138
B9
Red220 (86.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue36.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8A · B 09

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