Colour
#DD9C20
- #DD9C20
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DD9C20 is a orange with RGB values 221, 156, 32 and HSL 39°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DD9C20#DD9C20
HEX#DD9C20
RGBrgb(221, 156, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6118, 0.1255
RGB percentages86.7%, 61.2%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(39.4, 74.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.4, 85.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 85.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,523,424
CSS custom property--colour: #DD9C20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#2263DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2061DD
Analogous#DD3E20, #BFDD20
Triadic#20DD9C, #9C20DD
Split complementary#20BFDD, #3E20DD
Tetradic#20DD3E, #2061DD, #DD20BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G156
B32
Red221 (86.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue39.37°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 9C · B 20
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