Recognised as Colour

#DDC27A

#DDC27A
Orange
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#DDC27A is a orange with RGB values 221, 194, 122 and HSL 44°, 59%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#DDC27A#DDC27A

HEX#DDC27A

RGBrgb(221, 194, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7608, 0.4784

RGB percentages86.7%, 76.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(43.6, 59.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 44.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 12.2%, 44.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,533,242

CSS custom property--colour: #DDC27A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#223D85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1C074no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C87Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EBB7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.6 Burlywood · ΔE 12.1 Khaki · ΔE 15.3 Navajo white · ΔE 16.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.4 Tan · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A95DD

Analogous#DD917A, #C7DD7A

Triadic#7ADDC2, #C27ADD

Split complementary#7AC7DD, #917ADD

Tetradic#7ADD91, #7A95DD, #DD7AC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAF4

Lighter +20%#F2E7CB

Lighter +10%#E7D5A3

Darker −10%#D3AF51

Darker −20%#C09931

Darker −30%#977927

Darker −40%#6F581C

More saturated +25%#F2CB65

Less saturated −25%#C8B98F

Channel breakdown

R221

G194

B122

Red221 (86.7%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue43.64°

Saturation (HSL)59.28%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G C2 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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