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Recognised as Colour

#DC8D2B

  • #DC8D2B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DC8D2B is a orange with RGB values 220, 141, 43 and HSL 33°, 72%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DC8D2B#DC8D2B
HEX#DC8D2B
RGBrgb(220, 141, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5529, 0.1686
RGB percentages86.3%, 55.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(33.2, 71.7%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.2, 80.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 35.9%, 80.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,454,059
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8D2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#2372D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79319no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A62Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F07A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Sandy brown · ΔE 16.3Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Chocolate · ΔE 17.7Orange · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B7ADC
Analogous#DC352B, #D3DC2B
Triadic#2BDC8D, #8D2BDC
Split complementary#2BD3DC, #352BDC
Tetradic#2BDC35, #2B7ADC, #DC2BD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EBDA
Lighter +30%#F2D4AE
Lighter +20%#EABC83
Lighter +10%#E3A557
Darker −10%#B6721E
Darker −20%#8A5717
Darker −30%#5E3B10
Darker −40%#332008
More saturated +25%#FB900C
Less saturated −25%#BD8A4A

Channel breakdown

R220
G141
B43
Red220 (86.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue33.22°
Saturation (HSL)71.66%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8D · B 2B

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