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Recognised as Colour

#DF8A43

  • #DF8A43
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DF8A43 is a orange with RGB values 223, 138, 67 and HSL 27°, 71%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DF8A43#DF8A43
HEX#DF8A43
RGBrgb(223, 138, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5412, 0.2627
RGB percentages87.5%, 54.1%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(27.3, 70.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 70%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 38.1%, 70%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,649,923
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8A43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#2075BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3933Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#F3787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 6.6Sandy brown · ΔE 10.1Chocolate · ΔE 15.4Light salmon · ΔE 19.1Coral · ΔE 19.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4398DF
Analogous#DF434A, #DFD843
Triadic#43DF8A, #8A43DF
Split complementary#43DFD8, #434ADF
Tetradic#4ADF43, #4398DF, #D843DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF6F1
Lighter +30%#F5DBC6
Lighter +20%#EEC09A
Lighter +10%#E6A56F
Darker −10%#CC7023
Darker −20%#A1581B
Darker −30%#754014
Darker −40%#49280D
More saturated +25%#FB8827
Less saturated −25%#C38C5F

Channel breakdown

R223
G138
B67
Red223 (87.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue27.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 8A · B 43

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