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Recognised as Colour

#DDA249

  • #DDA249
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#DDA249 is a orange with RGB values 221, 162, 73 and HSL 36°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DDA249#DDA249
HEX#DDA249
RGBrgb(221, 162, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6353, 0.2863
RGB percentages86.7%, 63.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(36.1, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.7%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,525,001
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#225DB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A43Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B34Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F0928Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12.4Peru · ΔE 13.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.1Goldenrod · ΔE 16Burlywood · ΔE 25Dark khaki · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4984DD
Analogous#DD5849, #CEDD49
Triadic#49DDA2, #A249DD
Split complementary#49CEDD, #5849DD
Tetradic#49DD58, #4984DD, #DD49CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAF5
Lighter +30%#F5E4CA
Lighter +20%#EDCE9F
Lighter +10%#E5B874
Darker −10%#CD8A26
Darker −20%#A26D1E
Darker −30%#775016
Darker −40%#4C330E
More saturated +25%#F8A72E
Less saturated −25%#C29D64

Channel breakdown

R221
G162
B73
Red221 (86.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue36.08°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G A2 · B 49

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