Colour
#DE9F20
- #DE9F20
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DE9F20 is a orange with RGB values 222, 159, 32 and HSL 40°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DE9F20#DE9F20
HEX#DE9F20
RGBrgb(222, 159, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6235, 0.1255
RGB percentages87.1%, 62.4%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(40.1, 74.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 85.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.4%, 85.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,589,728
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9F20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#2160DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#205FDE
Analogous#DE4020, #BEDE20
Triadic#20DE9F, #9F20DE
Split complementary#20BEDE, #4020DE
Tetradic#20DE40, #205FDE, #DE20BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G159
B32
Red222 (87.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue40.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 9F · B 20
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