Colour

#DDA549

#DDA549
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#DDA549 is a orange with RGB values 221, 165, 73 and HSL 37°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DDA549#DDA549

HEX#DDA549

RGBrgb(221, 165, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6471, 0.2863

RGB percentages86.7%, 64.7%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(37.3, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.3, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 25.3%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,525,769

CSS custom property--colour: #DDA549;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#225AB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA73Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B44Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EF9691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 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 text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.9 Peru · ΔE 15.2 Burlywood · ΔE 25.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4981DD

Analogous#DD5B49, #CBDD49

Triadic#49DDA5, #A549DD

Split complementary#49CBDD, #5B49DD

Tetradic#49DD5B, #4981DD, #DD49CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFAF5

Lighter +30%#F5E5CA

Lighter +20%#EDCF9F

Lighter +10%#E5BA74

Darker −10%#CD8E26

Darker −20%#A2701E

Darker −30%#775216

Darker −40%#4C340E

More saturated +25%#F8AC2E

Less saturated −25%#C29E64

Channel breakdown

R221

G165

B73

Red221 (86.7%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue37.3°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G A5 · B 49

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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