Colour

#DDB972

#DDB972
Orange
Light
Nearest: Burlywood

#DDB972 is a orange with RGB values 221, 185, 114 and HSL 40°, 61%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

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HEX#DDB972

RGBrgb(221, 185, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7255, 0.4471

RGB percentages86.7%, 72.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(39.8, 61.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 48.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 16.3%, 48.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,530,930

CSS custom property--colour: #DDB972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#22468D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B86Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2C274no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#ECADA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 11.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.3 Tan · ΔE 16.4 Navajo white · ΔE 18.2 Khaki · ΔE 19.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7296DD

Analogous#DD8372, #CCDD72

Triadic#72DDB9, #B972DD

Split complementary#72CCDD, #8372DD

Tetradic#72DD83, #7296DD, #DD72CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF6ED

Lighter +20%#F1E2C4

Lighter +10%#E7CD9B

Darker −10%#D3A549

Darker −20%#BC8C2D

Darker −30%#936D23

Darker −40%#6A4F19

More saturated +25%#F3C05C

Less saturated −25%#C7B288

Channel breakdown

R221

G185

B114

Red221 (86.7%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue39.81°

Saturation (HSL)61.14%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G B9 · B 72

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