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Recognised as Colour

#D6BC79

  • #D6BC79
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#D6BC79 is a orange with RGB values 214, 188, 121 and HSL 43°, 53%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#D6BC79#D6BC79
HEX#D6BC79
RGBrgb(214, 188, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7373, 0.4745
RGB percentages83.9%, 73.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(43.2, 53.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.2, 43.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 43.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,072,953
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BC79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#294386

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CABA74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C17Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E3B2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7993D6
Analogous#D68E79, #C1D679
Triadic#79D6BC, #BC79D6
Split complementary#79C2D6, #8E79D6
Tetradic#79D68E, #7993D6, #D679C2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7EE
Lighter +20%#EEE3C7
Lighter +10%#E2D0A0
Darker −10%#CAA852
Darker −20%#B29037
Darker −30%#8B702B
Darker −40%#64511F
More saturated +25%#ECC663
Less saturated −25%#C0B28F

Channel breakdown

R214
G188
B121
Red214 (83.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue43.23°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G BC · B 79

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