Recognised as Colour
#D8C9A6
- #D8C9A6
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D8C9A6 is a orange with RGB values 216, 201, 166 and HSL 42°, 39%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D8C9A6#D8C9A6
HEX#D8C9A6
RGBrgb(216, 201, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7882, 0.651
RGB percentages84.7%, 78.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(42, 39.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 23.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 23.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,207,398
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C9A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#273659
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6B5D8
Analogous#D8B0A6, #CED8A6
Triadic#A6D8C9, #C9A6D8
Split complementary#A6CED8, #B0A6D8
Tetradic#A6D8B0, #A6B5D8, #D8A6CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G201
B166
Red216 (84.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G C9 · B A6
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