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Recognised as Colour

#DFAF23

  • #DFAF23
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DFAF23 is a orange with RGB values 223, 175, 35 and HSL 45°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DFAF23#DFAF23
HEX#DFAF23
RGBrgb(223, 175, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6863, 0.1373
RGB percentages87.5%, 68.6%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(44.7, 74.6%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.7, 84.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.5%, 84.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,659,363
CSS custom property--colour: #DFAF23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#2050DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C5AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BB2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F29E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 4.72, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2353DF
Analogous#DF5123, #B1DF23
Triadic#23DFAF, #AF23DF
Split complementary#23B1DF, #5123DF
Tetradic#23DF51, #2353DF, #DF23B1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9F0D5
Lighter +30%#F2E0A9
Lighter +20%#ECCF7C
Lighter +10%#E5BF50
Darker −10%#B58D1A
Darker −20%#886A14
Darker −30%#5C480D
Darker −40%#2F2507
More saturated +25%#FFBE03
Less saturated −25%#C0A042

Channel breakdown

R223
G175
B35
Red223 (87.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue44.68°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G AF · B 23

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