What color is #DE9930?

#DE9930 is a moderate orange known as Kingpin Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kingpin Gold?

The RGB value is 222, 153, 48: 222 red, 153 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kingpin Gold?

The complementary color is #3075DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE9930?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kingpin Gold color: hex code #DE9930

#DE9930 rgb(222, 153, 48)

Shades of orange

Kingpin Gold has the hex code #DE9930. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 60% green and 18.8% blue (222, 153, 48).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 73% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 78% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

Kingpin Gold (#DE9930) color codes

HEX	`#DE9930`
RGB	`rgb(222, 153, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 60%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 73%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 78%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, 17.16, 61.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 64.05, 74.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.052, 38.529, 8.018)`
Decimal	`14588208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kingpin Gold, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DE9930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE9930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DE9930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de9930; }
.text { color: #de9930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de9930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 153 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de9930, #ccde30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #DE9930 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DE9930?: #DE9930 is a moderate orange known as Kingpin Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kingpin Gold?: The RGB value is 222, 153, 48: 222 red, 153 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kingpin Gold?: The complementary color is #3075DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE9930?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.