Recognised as Colour

#DFB237

#DFB237
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DFB237 is a orange with RGB values 223, 178, 55 and HSL 44°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#DFB237

RGBrgb(223, 178, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.698, 0.2157

RGB percentages87.5%, 69.8%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(43.9, 72.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.9, 75.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 75.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,660,151

CSS custom property--colour: #DFB237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#204DC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B122no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2BD3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F2A29Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.5 Orange · ΔE 23.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 26 Gold · ΔE 26 Peru · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3764DF

Analogous#DF5E37, #B8DF37

Triadic#37DFB2, #B237DF

Split complementary#37B8DF, #5E37DF

Tetradic#37DF5E, #3764DF, #DF37B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6E7

Lighter +30%#F4E5BB

Lighter +20%#EDD48F

Lighter +10%#E6C363

Darker −10%#C4981F

Darker −20%#987618

Darker −30%#6C5411

Darker −40%#40310A

More saturated +25%#FCBF1A

Less saturated −25%#C2A554

Channel breakdown

R223

G178

B55

Red223 (87.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue43.93°

Saturation (HSL)72.41%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G B2 · B 37

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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