Recognised as Colour
#DDA32A
- #DDA32A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDA32A is a orange with RGB values 221, 163, 42 and HSL 41°, 72%, 52%. 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
#DDA32A#DDA32A
HEX#DDA32A
RGBrgb(221, 163, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6392, 0.1647
RGB percentages86.7%, 63.9%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(40.6, 72.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.6, 81%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.2%, 81%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,525,226
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA32A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#225CD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A64DD
Analogous#DD4A2A, #BDDD2A
Triadic#2ADDA3, #A32ADD
Split complementary#2ABDDD, #492ADD
Tetradic#2ADD4A, #2A64DD, #DD2ABE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G163
B42
Red221 (86.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue40.56°
Saturation (HSL)72.47%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G A3 · B 2A
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