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Recognised as Colour

#DE9D52

  • #DE9D52
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#DE9D52 is a orange with RGB values 222, 157, 82 and HSL 32°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DE9D52#DE9D52
HEX#DE9D52
RGBrgb(222, 157, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6157, 0.3216
RGB percentages87.1%, 61.6%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(32.1, 68%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.1, 63.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 63.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,589,266
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9D52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#2162AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3A14Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B054no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#F18E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7.7Peru · ΔE 9.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Light salmon · ΔE 20.6Burlywood · ΔE 21.8Goldenrod · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5293DE
Analogous#DE5752, #D9DE52
Triadic#52DE9D, #9D52DE
Split complementary#52D9DE, #5752DE
Tetradic#52DE57, #5293DE, #DE52D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFD
Lighter +30%#F7E6D2
Lighter +20%#EECEA8
Lighter +10%#E6B57D
Darker −10%#D48529
Darker −20%#AA6A20
Darker −30%#7F4F18
Darker −40%#543410
More saturated +25%#F89F38
Less saturated −25%#C49B6C

Channel breakdown

R222
G157
B82
Red222 (87.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue32.14°
Saturation (HSL)67.96%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 9D · B 52

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