Colour
#DDA227
- #DDA227
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDA227 is a orange with RGB values 221, 162, 39 and HSL 41°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDA227#DDA227
HEX#DDA227
RGBrgb(221, 162, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6353, 0.1529
RGB percentages86.7%, 63.5%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(40.5, 72.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.5, 82.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.7%, 82.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,524,967
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA227;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#225DD8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2762DD
Analogous#DD4727, #BDDD27
Triadic#27DDA2, #A227DD
Split complementary#27BDDD, #4727DD
Tetradic#27DD47, #2762DD, #DD27BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G162
B39
Red221 (86.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue40.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G A2 · B 27
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