Recognised as Colour
#D9C49B
- #D9C49B
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#D9C49B is a orange with RGB values 217, 196, 155 and HSL 40°, 45%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#D9C49B#D9C49B
HEX#D9C49B
RGBrgb(217, 196, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7686, 0.6078
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(39.7, 44.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 28.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 28.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,643
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C49B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#263B64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BB0D9
Analogous#D9A59B, #CFD99B
Triadic#9BD9C4, #C49BD9
Split complementary#9BCFD9, #A59BD9
Tetradic#9BD9A5, #9BB0D9, #D99BCF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G196
B155
Red217 (85.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue39.68°
Saturation (HSL)44.93%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C4 · B 9B
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