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Recognised as Colour

#DD9935

  • #DD9935
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#DD9935 is a orange with RGB values 221, 153, 53 and HSL 36°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#DD9935#DD9935
HEX#DD9935
RGBrgb(221, 153, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6, 0.2078
RGB percentages86.7%, 60%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(35.7, 71.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.7, 76%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 30.8%, 76%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,522,677
CSS custom property--colour: #DD9935;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#2266CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19D26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F18885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.9Goldenrod · ΔE 12.6Peru · ΔE 14.2Sandy brown · ΔE 15.3Orange · ΔE 21.6Chocolate · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3579DD
Analogous#DD4535, #CDDD35
Triadic#35DD99, #9935DD
Split complementary#35CDDD, #4535DD
Tetradic#35DD45, #3579DD, #DD35CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF1E4
Lighter +30%#F3DBB8
Lighter +20%#ECC58C
Lighter +10%#E4AF61
Darker −10%#BF7F20
Darker −20%#936219
Darker −30%#684511
Darker −40%#3C280A
More saturated +25%#FB9F17
Less saturated −25%#C09352

Channel breakdown

R221
G153
B53
Red221 (86.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue35.71°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 99 · B 35

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