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Recognised as Colour

#DBCB9E

  • #DBCB9E
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#DBCB9E is a orange with RGB values 219, 203, 158 and HSL 44°, 46%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#DBCB9E#DBCB9E
HEX#DBCB9E
RGBrgb(219, 203, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7961, 0.6196
RGB percentages85.9%, 79.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(44.3, 45.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.3, 27.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 27.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,404,510
CSS custom property--colour: #DBCB9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#243461

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D5C99Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9CE9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E5C4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9EAEDB
Analogous#DBAC9E, #CDDB9E
Triadic#9EDBCB, #CB9EDB
Split complementary#9ECDDB, #AC9EDB
Tetradic#9EDBAC, #9EAEDB, #DB9ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F3E8
Lighter +10%#E9DFC3
Darker −10%#CDB779
Darker −20%#BFA354
Darker −30%#A3883D
Darker −40%#7E692F
More saturated +25%#ECD38D
Less saturated −25%#CAC3AF

Channel breakdown

R219
G203
B158
Red219 (85.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue44.26°
Saturation (HSL)45.86%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G CB · B 9E

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