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Recognised as Colour

#DC9F3F

  • #DC9F3F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#DC9F3F is a orange with RGB values 220, 159, 63 and HSL 37°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#DC9F3F#DC9F3F
HEX#DC9F3F
RGBrgb(220, 159, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6235, 0.2471
RGB percentages86.3%, 62.4%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(36.7, 69.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 71.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 71.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,458,687
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9F3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#2360C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A233no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B042no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EF8F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.6Goldenrod · ΔE 13Peru · ΔE 14.2Sandy brown · ΔE 14.3Orange · ΔE 24.9Chocolate · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F7CDC
Analogous#DC513F, #CADC3F
Triadic#3FDC9F, #9F3FDC
Split complementary#3FCADC, #513FDC
Tetradic#3FDC51, #3F7CDC, #DC3FCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF5EC
Lighter +30%#F4E0C0
Lighter +20%#ECCA95
Lighter +10%#E4B56A
Darker −10%#C48624
Darker −20%#99681C
Darker −30%#6E4B14
Darker −40%#432E0C
More saturated +25%#F8A523
Less saturated −25%#C0995B

Channel breakdown

R220
G159
B63
Red220 (86.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue36.69°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 9F · B 3F

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