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Recognised as Colour

#DE9E0B

  • #DE9E0B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DE9E0B is a orange with RGB values 222, 158, 11 and HSL 42°, 91%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DE9E0B#DE9E0B
HEX#DE9E0B
RGBrgb(222, 158, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6196, 0.0431
RGB percentages87.1%, 62%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(41.8, 90.6%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.8, 95%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 95%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,589,451
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9E0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#2161F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B018no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F28C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.3Orange · ΔE 13.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Dark orange · ΔE 23.4Peru · ΔE 26.5Sandy brown · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B4BDE
Analogous#DE350B, #B4DE0B
Triadic#0BDE9E, #9E0BDE
Split complementary#0BB4DE, #350BDE
Tetradic#0BDE34, #0B4BDE, #DE0BB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCE8B9
Lighter +30%#F9D789
Lighter +20%#F7C758
Lighter +10%#F4B628
Darker −10%#AD7B09
Darker −20%#7D5906
Darker −30%#4C3604
Darker −40%#1C1401
More saturated +25%#E9A200
Less saturated −25%#C19328

Channel breakdown

R222
G158
B11
Red222 (87.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue41.8°
Saturation (HSL)90.56%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 9E · B 0B

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