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Recognised as Colour

#DF8437

  • #DF8437
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DF8437 is a orange with RGB values 223, 132, 55 and HSL 28°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DF8437#DF8437
HEX#DF8437
RGBrgb(223, 132, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5176, 0.2157
RGB percentages87.5%, 51.8%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(27.5, 72.4%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.5, 75.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.8%, 75.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,648,375
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8437;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#207BC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9F8E2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A237no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F47074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3792DF
Analogous#DF373E, #DFD837
Triadic#37DF84, #8437DF
Split complementary#37DFD8, #373EDF
Tetradic#3EDF37, #3792DF, #D837DF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FBF0E7
Lighter +30%#F4D5BB
Lighter +20%#EDBA8F
Lighter +10%#E69F63
Darker −10%#C46B1F
Darker −20%#985318
Darker −30%#6C3B11
Darker −40%#40230A
More saturated +25%#FC821A
Less saturated −25%#C28654

Channel breakdown

R223
G132
B55
Red223 (87.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue27.5°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 84 · B 37

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