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Colour

#D8B979

  • #D8B979
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#D8B979 is a orange with RGB values 216, 185, 121 and HSL 40°, 55%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#D8B979#D8B979
HEX#D8B979
RGBrgb(216, 185, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7255, 0.4745
RGB percentages84.7%, 72.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(40.4, 54.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 44%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 44%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,203,257
CSS custom property--colour: #D8B979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#274686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B874no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC07Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E6AEA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 7.9Dark khaki · ΔE 12.1Tan · ΔE 12.4Navajo white · ΔE 16Wheat · ΔE 18Moccasin · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7998D8
Analogous#D88A79, #C7D879
Triadic#79D8B9, #B979D8
Split complementary#79C7D8, #8A79D8
Tetradic#79D88A, #7998D8, #D879C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7F0
Lighter +20%#EFE2C8
Lighter +10%#E3CEA1
Darker −10%#CDA451
Darker −20%#B68C35
Darker −30%#8F6E29
Darker −40%#674F1E
More saturated +25%#EEC163
Less saturated −25%#C2B18F

Channel breakdown

R216
G185
B121
Red216 (84.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue40.42°
Saturation (HSL)54.91%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G B9 · B 79

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