Recognised as Colour

#DD8A46

#DD8A46
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#DD8A46 is a orange with RGB values 221, 138, 70 and HSL 27°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#DD8A46

RGBrgb(221, 138, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5412, 0.2745

RGB percentages86.7%, 54.1%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(27, 68.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27, 68.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 37.6%, 68.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,518,854

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8A46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#2275B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3923Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A546no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F1787Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 5.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 9.6 Chocolate · ΔE 16.5 Light salmon · ΔE 18 Coral · ΔE 19.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 5.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4699DD

Analogous#DD464E, #DDD646

Triadic#46DD8A, #8A46DD

Split complementary#46DDD6, #464DDD

Tetradic#4DDD46, #4699DD, #D546DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF7F2

Lighter +30%#F5DCC7

Lighter +20%#EDC09C

Lighter +10%#E5A571

Darker −10%#CB7025

Darker −20%#A0581D

Darker −30%#754015

Darker −40%#49290E

More saturated +25%#F8872B

Less saturated −25%#C28D61

Channel breakdown

R221

G138

B70

Red221 (86.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue27.02°

Saturation (HSL)68.95%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 8A · B 46

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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