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Recognised as Colour

#DDA459

  • #DDA459
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#DDA459 is a orange with RGB values 221, 164, 89 and HSL 34°, 66%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DDA459#DDA459
HEX#DDA459
RGBrgb(221, 164, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6431, 0.349
RGB percentages86.7%, 64.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(34.1, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.1, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 25.8%, 59.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,525,529
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA459;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#225BA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B45Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EF9693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 10.3Peru · ΔE 12.8Burlywood · ΔE 18.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Light salmon · ΔE 22.2Goldenrod · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5992DD
Analogous#DD6259, #D4DD59
Triadic#59DDA4, #A459DD
Split complementary#59D4DD, #6259DD
Tetradic#59DD62, #5992DD, #DD59D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EAD8
Lighter +20%#EED2AE
Lighter +10%#E6BB83
Darker −10%#D48D2F
Darker −20%#AD7123
Darker −30%#82561B
Darker −40%#583A12
More saturated +25%#F6A740
Less saturated −25%#C4A172

Channel breakdown

R221
G164
B89
Red221 (86.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue34.09°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G A4 · B 59

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