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Recognised as Colour

#DEAD2A

  • #DEAD2A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DEAD2A is a orange with RGB values 222, 173, 42 and HSL 44°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DEAD2A#DEAD2A
HEX#DEAD2A
RGBrgb(222, 173, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6784, 0.1647
RGB percentages87.1%, 67.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(43.7, 73.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.7, 81.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 22.1%, 81.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,322
CSS custom property--colour: #DEAD2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#2152D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AC05no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFB932no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F19D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 3.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.5Orange · ΔE 20.8Gold · ΔE 24.8Sandy brown · ΔE 27.1Peru · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 3.38, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A5BDE
Analogous#DE532A, #B5DE2A
Triadic#2ADEAD, #AD2ADE
Split complementary#2AB5DE, #532ADE
Tetradic#2ADE53, #2A5BDE, #DE2AB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F1DB
Lighter +30%#F3E0AE
Lighter +20%#ECCF82
Lighter +10%#E5BE56
Darker −10%#B88E1D
Darker −20%#8C6C16
Darker −30%#604A0F
Darker −40%#342808
More saturated +25%#FDBB0B
Less saturated −25%#BF9F49

Channel breakdown

R222
G173
B42
Red222 (87.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue43.67°
Saturation (HSL)73.17%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G AD · B 2A

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