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Recognised as Colour

#DD9C40

  • #DD9C40
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DD9C40 is a orange with RGB values 221, 156, 64 and HSL 35°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DD9C40#DD9C40
HEX#DD9C40
RGBrgb(221, 156, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6118, 0.251
RGB percentages86.7%, 61.2%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(35.2, 69.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 71%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 71%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,523,456
CSS custom property--colour: #DD9C40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#2263BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3A035no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AF43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F08C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 12.2Sandy brown · ΔE 12.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Chocolate · ΔE 25Orange · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4081DD
Analogous#DD4D40, #CFDD40
Triadic#40DD9C, #9C40DD
Split complementary#40CFDD, #4E40DD
Tetradic#40DD4E, #4081DD, #DD40D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF6ED
Lighter +30%#F4DFC2
Lighter +20%#ECC997
Lighter +10%#E5B26B
Darker −10%#C78323
Darker −20%#9B661C
Darker −30%#704A14
Darker −40%#452D0C
More saturated +25%#F9A124
Less saturated −25%#C1975C

Channel breakdown

R221
G156
B64
Red221 (86.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue35.16°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 9C · B 40

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