Recognised as Colour

#DDA84D

#DDA84D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#DDA84D is a orange with RGB values 221, 168, 77 and HSL 38°, 68%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DDA84D#DDA84D

HEX#DDA84D

RGBrgb(221, 168, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6588, 0.302

RGB percentages86.7%, 65.9%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(37.9, 67.9%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 65.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 24%, 65.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,526,541

CSS custom property--colour: #DDA84D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#2257B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA943no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B650no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EF9994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Peru · ΔE 16.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.5 Burlywood · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D82DD

Analogous#DD604D, #CADD4D

Triadic#4DDDA8, #A84DDD

Split complementary#4DCADD, #604DDD

Tetradic#4DDD60, #4D82DD, #DD4DCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCF8

Lighter +30%#F6E7CD

Lighter +20%#EDD2A3

Lighter +10%#E5BD78

Darker −10%#CF9228

Darker −20%#A5741F

Darker −30%#7A5517

Darker −40%#4F370F

More saturated +25%#F8AF33

Less saturated −25%#C3A168

Channel breakdown

R221

G168

B77

Red221 (86.7%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue37.92°

Saturation (HSL)67.92%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G A8 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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