Recognised as Colour
#DFAD21
- #DFAD21
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFAD21 is a orange with RGB values 223, 173, 33 and HSL 44°, 75%, 50%. 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
#DFAD21#DFAD21
HEX#DFAD21
RGBrgb(223, 173, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6784, 0.1294
RGB percentages87.5%, 67.8%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(44.2, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.2, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.4%, 85.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,658,849
CSS custom property--colour: #DFAD21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#2052DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2153DF
Analogous#DF4E21, #B2DF21
Triadic#21DFAD, #AD21DF
Split complementary#21B2DF, #4E21DF
Tetradic#21DF4E, #2153DF, #DF21B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G173
B33
Red223 (87.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue44.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G AD · B 21
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