Recognised as Colour
#DE9527
- #DE9527
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DE9527 is a orange with RGB values 222, 149, 39 and HSL 36°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DE9527#DE9527
HEX#DE9527
RGBrgb(222, 149, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5843, 0.1529
RGB percentages87.1%, 58.4%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(36.1, 73.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 82.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 82.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,587,175
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9527;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#216AD8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2770DE
Analogous#DE3A27, #CBDE27
Triadic#27DE95, #9527DE
Split complementary#27CBDE, #3A27DE
Tetradic#27DE3A, #2770DE, #DE27CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G149
B39
Red222 (87.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue36.07°
Saturation (HSL)73.49%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 95 · B 27
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