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Recognised as Colour

#DCAD35

  • #DCAD35
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DCAD35 is a orange with RGB values 220, 173, 53 and HSL 43°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCAD35#DCAD35
HEX#DCAD35
RGBrgb(220, 173, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6784, 0.2078
RGB percentages86.3%, 67.8%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(43.1, 70.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.1, 75.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 21.4%, 75.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,261
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAD35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#2352CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AC20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB93Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EF9D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 5.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.6Orange · ΔE 23.4Sandy brown · ΔE 24.5Peru · ΔE 25.2Gold · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3564DC
Analogous#DC5935, #B8DC35
Triadic#35DCAD, #AD35DC
Split complementary#35B8DC, #5A35DC
Tetradic#35DC59, #3564DC, #DC35B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4E3
Lighter +30%#F3E2B7
Lighter +20%#EBD08C
Lighter +10%#E4BF60
Darker −10%#BD9121
Darker −20%#927019
Darker −30%#664E12
Darker −40%#3B2D0A
More saturated +25%#FABA17
Less saturated −25%#BEA053

Channel breakdown

R220
G173
B53
Red220 (86.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue43.11°
Saturation (HSL)70.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AD · B 35

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