Recognised as Colour
#DE8B20
- #DE8B20
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#DE8B20 is a orange with RGB values 222, 139, 32 and HSL 34°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#DE8B20#DE8B20
HEX#DE8B20
RGBrgb(222, 139, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5451, 0.1255
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(33.8, 74.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.8, 85.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 37.4%, 85.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,608
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8B20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#2174DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2073DE
Analogous#DE2C20, #D2DE20
Triadic#20DE8B, #8B20DE
Split complementary#20D2DE, #2C20DE
Tetradic#20DE2C, #2073DE, #DE20D2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G139
B32
Red222 (87.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue33.79°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8B · B 20
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