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Recognised as Colour

#DE8C39

  • #DE8C39
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DE8C39 is a orange with RGB values 222, 140, 57 and HSL 30°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DE8C39#DE8C39
HEX#DE8C39
RGBrgb(222, 140, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.549, 0.2235
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.9%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(30.2, 71.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.2, 74.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.9%, 74.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,889
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8C39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#2173C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6932Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A63Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F2797Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 8.7Sandy brown · ΔE 12Chocolate · ΔE 15.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.6Goldenrod · ΔE 21.7Coral · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#398BDE
Analogous#DE3A39, #DEDE39
Triadic#39DE8C, #8C39DE
Split complementary#39DDDE, #3A39DE
Tetradic#39DE39, #398BDE, #DE39DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF2E8
Lighter +30%#F4D8BC
Lighter +20%#EDBF90
Lighter +10%#E5A565
Darker −10%#C37221
Darker −20%#985919
Darker −30%#6C3F12
Darker −40%#40260B
More saturated +25%#FB8C1C
Less saturated −25%#C18C56

Channel breakdown

R222
G140
B57
Red222 (87.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue30.18°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8C · B 39

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