Recognised as Colour
#DCA024
- #DCA024
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCA024 is a orange with RGB values 220, 160, 36 and HSL 40°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCA024#DCA024
HEX#DCA024
RGBrgb(220, 160, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6275, 0.1412
RGB percentages86.3%, 62.7%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(40.4, 72.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 83.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.3%, 83.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,458,916
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA024;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#235FDB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2460DC
Analogous#DC4424, #BCDC24
Triadic#24DCA0, #A024DC
Split complementary#24BCDC, #4424DC
Tetradic#24DC44, #2460DC, #DC24BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G160
B36
Red220 (86.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue40.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.44%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A0 · B 24
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