Colour

#DFA855

#DFA855
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#DFA855 is a orange with RGB values 223, 168, 85 and HSL 36°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DFA855#DFA855

HEX#DFA855

RGBrgb(223, 168, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6588, 0.3333

RGB percentages87.5%, 65.9%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(36.1, 68.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 61.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 24.7%, 61.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,657,621

CSS custom property--colour: #DFA855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#2057AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDAA4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB757no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F19995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12 Peru · ΔE 14.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.2 Burlywood · ΔE 20.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#558CDF

Analogous#DF6355, #D1DF55

Triadic#55DFA8, #A855DF

Split complementary#55D1DF, #6355DF

Tetradic#55DF63, #558CDF, #DF55D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EAD6

Lighter +20%#EFD4AB

Lighter +10%#E7BE80

Darker −10%#D7922A

Darker −20%#AD7521

Darker −30%#825819

Darker −40%#583B10

More saturated +25%#F8AD3C

Less saturated −25%#C6A36E

Channel breakdown

R223

G168

B85

Red223 (87.5%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue36.09°

Saturation (HSL)68.32%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G A8 · B 55

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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