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Recognised as Colour

#DCAA33

  • #DCAA33
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DCAA33 is a orange with RGB values 220, 170, 51 and HSL 42°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCAA33#DCAA33
HEX#DCAA33
RGBrgb(220, 170, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6667, 0.2
RGB percentages86.3%, 66.7%, 20%
HSLhsl(42.2, 70.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 76.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 76.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,461,491
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAA33;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#2355CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AA1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EF9A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Orange · ΔE 22.3Sandy brown · ΔE 23.5Peru · ΔE 24Gold · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 4.95, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3365DC
Analogous#DC5533, #BADC33
Triadic#33DCAA, #AA33DC
Split complementary#33B9DC, #5633DC
Tetradic#33DC55, #3365DC, #DC33B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF3E1
Lighter +30%#F2E0B6
Lighter +20%#EBCE8A
Lighter +10%#E3BC5F
Darker −10%#BC8E20
Darker −20%#906D19
Darker −30%#654C11
Darker −40%#392B0A
More saturated +25%#FAB615
Less saturated −25%#BE9E51

Channel breakdown

R220
G170
B51
Red220 (86.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue42.25°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AA · B 33

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