Recognised as Colour
#DE9C27
- #DE9C27
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DE9C27 is a orange with RGB values 222, 156, 39 and HSL 38°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DE9C27#DE9C27
HEX#DE9C27
RGBrgb(222, 156, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6118, 0.1529
RGB percentages87.1%, 61.2%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(38.4, 73.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 82.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 29.7%, 82.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,588,967
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9C27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#2163D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2769DE
Analogous#DE4127, #C4DE27
Triadic#27DE9C, #9C27DE
Split complementary#27C4DE, #4127DE
Tetradic#27DE41, #2769DE, #DE27C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G156
B39
Red222 (87.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue38.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.49%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 9C · B 27
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