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Recognised as Colour

#DE8831

  • #DE8831
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DE8831 is a orange with RGB values 222, 136, 49 and HSL 30°, 72%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DE8831#DE8831
HEX#DE8831
RGBrgb(222, 136, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5333, 0.1922
RGB percentages87.1%, 53.3%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(30.2, 72.4%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.2, 77.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 77.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,583,857
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8831;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#2177CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A39024no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A432no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F37577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3187DE
Analogous#DE3231, #DDDE31
Triadic#31DE88, #8831DE
Split complementary#31DDDE, #3231DE
Tetradic#31DE32, #3187DE, #DE31DD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FAEEE1
Lighter +30%#F3D4B5
Lighter +20%#ECBB89
Lighter +10%#E5A15D
Darker −10%#BE6E1E
Darker −20%#925517
Darker −30%#663B10
Darker −40%#3A2209
More saturated +25%#FC8813
Less saturated −25%#C0884F

Channel breakdown

R222
G136
B49
Red222 (87.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue30.17°
Saturation (HSL)72.38%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 88 · B 31

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