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Recognised as Colour

#D4AA99

  • #D4AA99
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#D4AA99 is a orange with RGB values 212, 170, 153 and HSL 17°, 41%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#D4AA99#D4AA99
HEX#D4AA99
RGBrgb(212, 170, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6667, 0.6
RGB percentages83.1%, 66.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(17.3, 40.7%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 27.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 27.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,937,305
CSS custom property--colour: #D4AA99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#2B5566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AE98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB699no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DFA4A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.7Rosy brown · ΔE 12.9Burlywood · ΔE 17Peach puff · ΔE 18.3Pink · ΔE 19.2Light pink · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99C3D4
Analogous#D499A6, #D4C799
Triadic#99D4AA, #AA99D4
Split complementary#99D4C7, #99A6D4
Tetradic#A6D499, #99C3D4, #C799D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2E6E1
Lighter +10%#E3C8BD
Darker −10%#C58C75
Darker −20%#B66E51
Darker −30%#95583F
Darker −40%#714330
More saturated +25%#E6A287
Less saturated −25%#C2B2AB

Channel breakdown

R212
G170
B153
Red212 (83.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue17.29°
Saturation (HSL)40.69%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G AA · B 99

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