Colour
#DFA021
- #DFA021
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFA021 is a orange with RGB values 223, 160, 33 and HSL 40°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFA021#DFA021
HEX#DFA021
RGBrgb(223, 160, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6275, 0.1294
RGB percentages87.5%, 62.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(40.1, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 85.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,655,521
CSS custom property--colour: #DFA021;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#205FDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2160DF
Analogous#DF4121, #BFDF21
Triadic#21DFA0, #A021DF
Split complementary#21BFDF, #4121DF
Tetradic#21DF41, #2160DF, #DF21BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G160
B33
Red223 (87.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue40.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G A0 · B 21
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