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Recognised as Colour

#DC9B0D

  • #DC9B0D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DC9B0D is a orange with RGB values 220, 155, 13 and HSL 41°, 89%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DC9B0D#DC9B0D
HEX#DC9B0D
RGBrgb(220, 155, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6078, 0.051
RGB percentages86.3%, 60.8%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(41.2, 88.8%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.2, 94.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 29.5%, 94.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,613
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9B0D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#2364F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3AE19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F08984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.3Orange · ΔE 13.9Dark orange · ΔE 22.9Peru · ΔE 25.1Sandy brown · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D4EDC
Analogous#DC330D, #B6DC0D
Triadic#0DDC9B, #9B0DDC
Split complementary#0DB6DC, #330DDC
Tetradic#0DDC33, #0D4EDC, #DC0DB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE7BA
Lighter +30%#F8D58A
Lighter +20%#F5C45A
Lighter +10%#F2B32A
Darker −10%#AC790A
Darker −20%#7C5707
Darker −30%#4C3504
Darker −40%#1B1302
More saturated +25%#E9A000
Less saturated −25%#BF902A

Channel breakdown

R220
G155
B13
Red220 (86.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue41.16°
Saturation (HSL)88.84%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 9B · B 0D

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