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Recognised as Colour

#D9AE90

  • #D9AE90
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#D9AE90 is a orange with RGB values 217, 174, 144 and HSL 25°, 49%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#D9AE90#D9AE90
HEX#D9AE90
RGBrgb(217, 174, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6824, 0.5647
RGB percentages85.1%, 68.2%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(24.7, 49%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.7, 33.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 33.6%, 14.9%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,266,000
CSS custom property--colour: #D9AE90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#26516F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BBB18Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BA90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E6A6A6no 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 text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#90BBD9
Analogous#D99097, #D9D390
Triadic#90D9AE, #AE90D9
Split complementary#90D9D3, #9097D9
Tetradic#97D990, #90BBD9, #D390D9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3E5DC
Lighter +10%#E6CAB6
Darker −10%#CC926A
Darker −20%#BF7744
Darker −30%#9B5F35
Darker −40%#754828
More saturated +25%#ECAB7D
Less saturated −25%#C6B1A3

Channel breakdown

R217
G174
B144
Red217 (85.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue24.66°
Saturation (HSL)48.99%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G AE · B 90

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