Recognised as Colour
#DEA01B
- #DEA01B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEA01B is a orange with RGB values 222, 160, 27 and HSL 41°, 78%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEA01B#DEA01B
HEX#DEA01B
RGBrgb(222, 160, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6275, 0.1059
RGB percentages87.1%, 62.7%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(40.9, 78.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.9, 87.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 27.9%, 87.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,589,979
CSS custom property--colour: #DEA01B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#215FE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B59DE
Analogous#DE3E1B, #BBDE1B
Triadic#1BDEA0, #A01BDE
Split complementary#1BBBDE, #3E1BDE
Tetradic#1BDE3E, #1B59DE, #DE1BBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G160
B27
Red222 (87.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue40.92°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G A0 · B 1B
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