Colour

#DD8B48

#DD8B48
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#DD8B48 is a orange with RGB values 221, 139, 72 and HSL 27°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#DD8B48

RGBrgb(221, 139, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5451, 0.2824

RGB percentages86.7%, 54.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(27, 68.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27, 67.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 37.1%, 67.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,519,112

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8B48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#2274B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A648no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#F17A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 5.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 9.1 Chocolate · ΔE 17.3 Light salmon · ΔE 17.5 Coral · ΔE 20.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#489ADD

Analogous#DD4850, #DDD548

Triadic#48DD8B, #8B48DD

Split complementary#48DDD6, #484FDD

Tetradic#50DD48, #489ADD, #D548DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF8F4

Lighter +30%#F5DDC9

Lighter +20%#EDC29E

Lighter +10%#E5A673

Darker −10%#CC7126

Darker −20%#A1591E

Darker −30%#764116

Darker −40%#4B290E

More saturated +25%#F8882D

Less saturated −25%#C28E63

Channel breakdown

R221

G139

B72

Red221 (86.7%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue26.98°

Saturation (HSL)68.66%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 8B · B 48

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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