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Recognised as Colour

#DC8F2D

  • #DC8F2D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DC8F2D is a orange with RGB values 220, 143, 45 and HSL 34°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DC8F2D#DC8F2D
HEX#DC8F2D
RGBrgb(220, 143, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5608, 0.1765
RGB percentages86.3%, 56.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(33.6, 71.4%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.6, 79.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 35%, 79.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,454,573
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8F2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#2370D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8951Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA72Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F07D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.6Sandy brown · ΔE 15.9Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Chocolate · ΔE 18.7Orange · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D7ADC
Analogous#DC382D, #D1DC2D
Triadic#2DDC8F, #8F2DDC
Split complementary#2DD1DC, #382DDC
Tetradic#2DDC38, #2D7ADC, #DC2DD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9ECDC
Lighter +30%#F2D5B0
Lighter +20%#EBBE84
Lighter +10%#E3A659
Darker −10%#B7741F
Darker −20%#8C5817
Darker −30%#603D10
Darker −40%#342109
More saturated +25%#FB930E
Less saturated −25%#BD8B4C

Channel breakdown

R220
G143
B45
Red220 (86.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue33.6°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8F · B 2D

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