Colour

#DF7538

#DF7538
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#DF7538 is a orange with RGB values 223, 117, 56 and HSL 22°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#DF7538#DF7538

HEX#DF7538

RGBrgb(223, 117, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.4588, 0.2196

RGB percentages87.5%, 45.9%, 22%

HSLhsl(21.9, 72.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.9, 74.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 47.5%, 74.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,644,536

CSS custom property--colour: #DF7538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#208AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938331no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9B36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F45F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 7.6 Coral · ΔE 11.3 Peru · ΔE 15.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.7 Tomato · ΔE 21.4 Light salmon · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#38A2DF

Analogous#DF384F, #DFC838

Triadic#38DF75, #7538DF

Split complementary#38DFC8, #384FDF

Tetradic#4FDF38, #38A2DF, #C838DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBEFE8

Lighter +30%#F4D0BC

Lighter +20%#EDB290

Lighter +10%#E69364

Darker −10%#C45C20

Darker −20%#984719

Darker −30%#6D3311

Darker −40%#411E0A

More saturated +25%#FC6D1B

Less saturated −25%#C27D55

Channel breakdown

R223

G117

B56

Red223 (87.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue21.92°

Saturation (HSL)72.29%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 75 · B 38

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