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Recognised as Colour

#D8C9B2

  • #D8C9B2
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Bisque

#D8C9B2 is a orange with RGB values 216, 201, 178 and HSL 36°, 33%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Bisque.

Colour values

#D8C9B2#D8C9B2
HEX#D8C9B2
RGBrgb(216, 201, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7882, 0.698
RGB percentages84.7%, 78.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(36.3, 32.8%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.3, 17.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 17.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,207,410
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C9B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#27364D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0C9B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3CCB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DFC5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Bisque · ΔE 12.2Antique white · ΔE 12.3Peach puff · ΔE 12.7Blanched almond · ΔE 12.8Wheat · ΔE 13.1Tan · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourBisque (#FFE4C4)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2C1D8
Analogous#D8B6B2, #D4D8B2
Triadic#B2D8C9, #C9B2D8
Split complementary#B2D4D8, #B6B2D8
Tetradic#B2D8B6, #B2C1D8, #D8B2D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8F6
Lighter +10%#E9E1D4
Darker −10%#C7B190
Darker −20%#B69A6E
Darker −30%#A08151
Darker −40%#7E6640
More saturated +25%#E7CCA3
Less saturated −25%#CAC6C1

Channel breakdown

R216
G201
B178
Red216 (84.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue36.32°
Saturation (HSL)32.76%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G C9 · B B2

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