Recognised as Colour
#DCA221
- #DCA221
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCA221 is a orange with RGB values 220, 162, 33 and HSL 41°, 74%, 50%. 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
#DCA221#DCA221
HEX#DCA221
RGBrgb(220, 162, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6353, 0.1294
RGB percentages86.3%, 63.5%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(41.4, 73.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.4, 85%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 85%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,425
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA221;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#235DDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#215BDC
Analogous#DC4421, #B9DC21
Triadic#21DCA2, #A221DC
Split complementary#21B9DC, #4421DC
Tetradic#21DC44, #215BDC, #DC21B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G162
B33
Red220 (86.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue41.39°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A2 · B 21
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