Colour
#D6C79E
- #D6C79E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#D6C79E is a orange with RGB values 214, 199, 158 and HSL 44°, 41%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#D6C79E#D6C79E
HEX#D6C79E
RGBrgb(214, 199, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7804, 0.6196
RGB percentages83.9%, 78%, 62%
HSLhsl(43.9, 40.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.9, 26.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 26.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,075,806
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C79E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#293861
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EADD6
Analogous#D6AB9E, #C9D69E
Triadic#9ED6C7, #C79ED6
Split complementary#9EC9D6, #AB9ED6
Tetradic#9ED6AB, #9EADD6, #D69EC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G199
B158
Red214 (83.9%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue43.93°
Saturation (HSL)40.58%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G C7 · B 9E
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