Recognised as Colour

#DE9217

#DE9217
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DE9217 is a orange with RGB values 222, 146, 23 and HSL 37°, 81%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DE9217#DE9217

HEX#DE9217

RGBrgb(222, 146, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5725, 0.0902

RGB percentages87.1%, 57.3%, 9%

HSLhsl(37.1, 81.2%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 89.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 34.2%, 89.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,586,391

CSS custom property--colour: #DE9217;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#216DE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AC9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEA91Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F37F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.8 Orange · ΔE 14.3 Dark orange · ΔE 18.5 Peru · ΔE 20.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1763DE

Analogous#DE2F17, #C6DE17

Triadic#17DE92, #9217DE

Split complementary#17C6DE, #2F17DE

Tetradic#17DE2F, #1763DE, #DE17C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9E6C8

Lighter +30%#F4D29A

Lighter +20%#F0BD6B

Lighter +10%#EBA93D

Darker −10%#B07412

Darker −20%#82550D

Darker −30%#533709

Darker −40%#251804

More saturated +25%#F59700

Less saturated −25%#BF8B36

Channel breakdown

R222

G146

B23

Red222 (87.1%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue37.09°

Saturation (HSL)81.22%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 92 · B 17

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