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Recognised as Colour

#DDAE4E

  • #DDAE4E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDAE4E is a orange with RGB values 221, 174, 78 and HSL 40°, 68%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDAE4E#DDAE4E
HEX#DDAE4E
RGBrgb(221, 174, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6824, 0.3059
RGB percentages86.7%, 68.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(40.3, 67.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.3, 64.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 64.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,528,078
CSS custom property--colour: #DDAE4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#2251B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AE44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDBA52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EF9F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Sandy brown · ΔE 17.8Peru · ΔE 19.8Dark khaki · ΔE 21.9Burlywood · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E7DDD
Analogous#DD664E, #C5DD4E
Triadic#4EDDAE, #AE4EDD
Split complementary#4EC4DD, #674EDD
Tetradic#4EDD66, #4E7DDD, #DD4EC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCF9
Lighter +30%#F6E9CE
Lighter +20%#EDD5A4
Lighter +10%#E5C279
Darker −10%#D09928
Darker −20%#A57920
Darker −30%#7A5A18
Darker −40%#503B0F
More saturated +25%#F7B734
Less saturated −25%#C3A568

Channel breakdown

R221
G174
B78
Red221 (86.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue40.28°
Saturation (HSL)67.77%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G AE · B 4E

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