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Recognised as Colour

#DD8949

  • #DD8949
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DD8949 is a orange with RGB values 221, 137, 73 and HSL 26°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DD8949#DD8949
HEX#DD8949
RGBrgb(221, 137, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5373, 0.2863
RGB percentages86.7%, 53.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(25.9, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.9, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,601
CSS custom property--colour: #DD8949;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#2276B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A29242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A549no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F1777Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 6Sandy brown · ΔE 9.8Light salmon · ΔE 16.6Chocolate · ΔE 16.9Coral · ΔE 19Dark salmon · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 6, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#499DDD
Analogous#DD4953, #DDD349
Triadic#49DD89, #8949DD
Split complementary#49DDD3, #4953DD
Tetradic#53DD49, #499DDD, #D349DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF8F5
Lighter +30%#F5DDCA
Lighter +20%#EDC19F
Lighter +10%#E5A574
Darker −10%#CD6E26
Darker −20%#A2571E
Darker −30%#774016
Darker −40%#4C290E
More saturated +25%#F8852E
Less saturated −25%#C28D64

Channel breakdown

R221
G137
B73
Red221 (86.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue25.95°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 89 · B 49

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