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Recognised as Colour

#D99E84

  • #D99E84
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#D99E84 is a orange with RGB values 217, 158, 132 and HSL 18°, 53%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#D99E84#D99E84
HEX#D99E84
RGBrgb(217, 158, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6196, 0.5176
RGB percentages85.1%, 62%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(18.4, 52.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.4, 39.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 39.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,261,892
CSS custom property--colour: #D99E84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#26617B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ADA482no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB084no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E89497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#84BFD9
Analogous#D98494, #D9C984
Triadic#84D99E, #9E84D9
Split complementary#84D9C9, #8494D9
Tetradic#94D984, #84BFD9, #C984D9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAF9
Lighter +20%#F1DBD2
Lighter +10%#E5BDAB
Darker −10%#CD7F5D
Darker −20%#BD623A
Darker −30%#964E2E
Darker −40%#6F3A22
More saturated +25%#ED9670
Less saturated −25%#C5A698

Channel breakdown

R217
G158
B132
Red217 (85.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue18.35°
Saturation (HSL)52.8%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 9E · B 84

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