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Recognised as Colour

#DCA039

  • #DCA039
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DCA039 is a orange with RGB values 220, 160, 57 and HSL 38°, 70%, 54%. 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

#DCA039#DCA039
HEX#DCA039
RGBrgb(220, 160, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6275, 0.2235
RGB percentages86.3%, 62.7%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(37.9, 70%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 74.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.3%, 74.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,458,937
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA039;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#235FC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A22Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B13Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EF908Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.6Peru · ΔE 16.6Sandy brown · ΔE 16.8Orange · ΔE 22.8Chocolate · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3975DC
Analogous#DC4F39, #C6DC39
Triadic#39DCA0, #A039DC
Split complementary#39C6DC, #4F39DC
Tetradic#39DC4F, #3975DC, #DC39C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF3E6
Lighter +30%#F3DEBB
Lighter +20%#EBCA90
Lighter +10%#E4B564
Darker −10%#C08622
Darker −20%#95681A
Darker −30%#694913
Darker −40%#3E2B0B
More saturated +25%#F9A81C
Less saturated −25%#BF9856

Channel breakdown

R220
G160
B57
Red220 (86.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue37.91°
Saturation (HSL)69.96%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A0 · B 39

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