Recognised as Colour
#DC9F24
- #DC9F24
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DC9F24 is a orange with RGB values 220, 159, 36 and HSL 40°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DC9F24#DC9F24
HEX#DC9F24
RGBrgb(220, 159, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6235, 0.1412
RGB percentages86.3%, 62.4%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(40.1, 72.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 83.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 83.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,458,660
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9F24;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#2360DB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2461DC
Analogous#DC4324, #BDDC24
Triadic#24DC9F, #9F24DC
Split complementary#24BDDC, #4324DC
Tetradic#24DC43, #2461DC, #DC24BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G159
B36
Red220 (86.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue40.11°
Saturation (HSL)72.44%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 9F · B 24
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