Colour

#DD8600

#DD8600
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#DD8600 is a orange with RGB values 221, 134, 0 and HSL 36°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#DD8600#DD8600

HEX#DD8600

RGBrgb(221, 134, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5255, 0

RGB percentages86.7%, 52.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(36.4, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.4, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 39.4%, 100%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,517,760

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#2279FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A28E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A206no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F27172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 13.6 Orange · ΔE 14.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.1 Chocolate · ΔE 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Peru · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0057DD

Analogous#DD1800, #C5DD00

Triadic#00DD86, #8600DD

Split complementary#00C6DD, #1800DD

Tetradic#00DD18, #0057DD, #DD00C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFDEAA

Lighter +30%#FFC977

Lighter +20%#FFB544

Lighter +10%#FFA111

Darker −10%#AA6700

Darker −20%#774800

Darker −30%#442900

Darker −40%#110A00

More saturated +25%#DD8600

Less saturated −25%#C1801C

Channel breakdown

R221

G134

Red221 (86.7%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue36.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 86 · B 00

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