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Recognised as Colour

#D9B28C

  • #D9B28C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#D9B28C is a orange with RGB values 217, 178, 140 and HSL 30°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#D9B28C#D9B28C
HEX#D9B28C
RGBrgb(217, 178, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.698, 0.549
RGB percentages85.1%, 69.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(29.6, 50.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.6, 35.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 35.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,267,020
CSS custom property--colour: #D9B28C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#264D73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB489no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BD8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E6A9A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 3.8Burlywood · ΔE 5.9Peach puff · ΔE 14.7Navajo white · ΔE 16Wheat · ΔE 16Moccasin · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 3.84, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CB3D9
Analogous#D98C8D, #D9D88C
Triadic#8CD9B2, #B28CD9
Split complementary#8CD9D8, #8C8DD9
Tetradic#8DD98C, #8CB3D9, #D88CD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2E5D9
Lighter +10%#E6CCB2
Darker −10%#CC9866
Darker −20%#C07F3F
Darker −30%#996533
Darker −40%#734C26
More saturated +25%#ECB279
Less saturated −25%#C6B29F

Channel breakdown

R217
G178
B140
Red217 (85.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue29.61°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G B2 · B 8C

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