Recognised as Colour
#DFA809
- #DFA809
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFA809 is a orange with RGB values 223, 168, 9 and HSL 45°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFA809#DFA809
HEX#DFA809
RGBrgb(223, 168, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6588, 0.0353
RGB percentages87.5%, 65.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(44.6, 92.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.6, 96%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 96%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,657,545
CSS custom property--colour: #DFA809;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#2057F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0940DF
Analogous#DF3D09, #ABDF09
Triadic#09DFA8, #A809DF
Split complementary#09ABDF, #3D09DF
Tetradic#09DF3D, #0940DF, #DF09AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G168
B9
Red223 (87.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue44.58°
Saturation (HSL)92.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G A8 · B 09
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