Recognised as Colour
#DEA523
- #DEA523
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEA523 is a orange with RGB values 222, 165, 35 and HSL 42°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEA523#DEA523
HEX#DEA523
RGBrgb(222, 165, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6471, 0.1373
RGB percentages87.1%, 64.7%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(41.7, 73.9%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.7, 84.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 25.7%, 84.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,591,267
CSS custom property--colour: #DEA523;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#215ADC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#235CDE
Analogous#DE4723, #BADE23
Triadic#23DEA5, #A523DE
Split complementary#23B9DE, #4823DE
Tetradic#23DE47, #235CDE, #DE23B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G165
B35
Red222 (87.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue41.71°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G A5 · B 23
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