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Recognised as Colour

#DCA152

  • #DCA152
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#DCA152 is a orange with RGB values 220, 161, 82 and HSL 34°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DCA152#DCA152
HEX#DCA152
RGBrgb(220, 161, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6314, 0.3216
RGB percentages86.3%, 63.1%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(34.3, 66.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 62.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 26.8%, 62.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,218
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA152;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#235EAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A44Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B254no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EE928Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 10.1Peru · ΔE 11.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.2Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Burlywood · ΔE 21.1Light salmon · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#528DDC
Analogous#DC5C52, #D2DC52
Triadic#52DCA1, #A152DC
Split complementary#52D2DC, #5C52DC
Tetradic#52DC5C, #528DDC, #DC52D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFC
Lighter +30%#F6E6D1
Lighter +20%#EDCFA7
Lighter +10%#E5B87C
Darker −10%#D18A2A
Darker −20%#A66E22
Darker −30%#7C5219
Darker −40%#523610
More saturated +25%#F6A538
Less saturated −25%#C29D6C

Channel breakdown

R220
G161
B82
Red220 (86.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue34.35°
Saturation (HSL)66.35%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A1 · B 52

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