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Recognised as Colour

#DFAC40

  • #DFAC40
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DFAC40 is a orange with RGB values 223, 172, 64 and HSL 41°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DFAC40#DFAC40
HEX#DFAC40
RGBrgb(223, 172, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6745, 0.251
RGB percentages87.5%, 67.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(40.8, 71.3%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.8, 71.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 71.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,658,624
CSS custom property--colour: #DFAC40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#2053BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AC31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB945no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#F29C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Sandy brown · ΔE 20Peru · ΔE 21.4Orange · ΔE 24.6Dark khaki · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4073DF
Analogous#DF5D40, #C2DF40
Triadic#40DFAC, #AC40DF
Split complementary#40C2DF, #5D40DF
Tetradic#40DF5D, #4073DF, #DF40C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF8EF
Lighter +30%#F5E5C3
Lighter +20%#EED297
Lighter +10%#E6BF6C
Darker −10%#CA9422
Darker −20%#9E741B
Darker −30%#735413
Darker −40%#47340C
More saturated +25%#FBB624
Less saturated −25%#C3A25C

Channel breakdown

R223
G172
B64
Red223 (87.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue40.75°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G AC · B 40

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