Recognised as Colour
#DCA209
- #DCA209
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCA209 is a orange with RGB values 220, 162, 9 and HSL 44°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCA209#DCA209
HEX#DCA209
RGBrgb(220, 162, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6353, 0.0353
RGB percentages86.3%, 63.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(43.5, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.5, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 95.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,401
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#235DF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0943DC
Analogous#DC3909, #ADDC09
Triadic#09DCA2, #A209DC
Split complementary#09ADDC, #3809DC
Tetradic#09DC39, #0943DC, #DC09AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G162
B9
Red220 (86.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue43.51°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A2 · B 09
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