Colour
#DFAA21
- #DFAA21
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFAA21 is a orange with RGB values 223, 170, 33 and HSL 43°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFAA21#DFAA21
HEX#DFAA21
RGBrgb(223, 170, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6667, 0.1294
RGB percentages87.5%, 66.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(43.3, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 85.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,658,081
CSS custom property--colour: #DFAA21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#2055DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2156DF
Analogous#DF4B21, #B5DF21
Triadic#21DFAA, #AA21DF
Split complementary#21B5DF, #4B21DF
Tetradic#21DF4B, #2156DF, #DF21B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G170
B33
Red223 (87.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue43.26°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G AA · B 21
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