Recognised as Colour
#DCA321
- #DCA321
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCA321 is a orange with RGB values 220, 163, 33 and HSL 42°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCA321#DCA321
HEX#DCA321
RGBrgb(220, 163, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6392, 0.1294
RGB percentages86.3%, 63.9%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(41.7, 73.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.7, 85%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 25.9%, 85%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,681
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA321;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#235CDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#215ADC
Analogous#DC4521, #B8DC21
Triadic#21DCA3, #A321DC
Split complementary#21B7DC, #4621DC
Tetradic#21DC45, #215ADC, #DC21B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G163
B33
Red220 (86.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue41.71°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A3 · B 21
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