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Recognised as Colour

#DC894C

  • #DC894C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DC894C is a orange with RGB values 220, 137, 76 and HSL 25°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DC894C#DC894C
HEX#DC894C
RGBrgb(220, 137, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5373, 0.298
RGB percentages86.3%, 53.7%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(25.4, 67.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.4, 65.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.7%, 65.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,068
CSS custom property--colour: #DC894C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#2376B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19246no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A44Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EF787Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 6.2Sandy brown · ΔE 9.9Light salmon · ΔE 15.6Chocolate · ΔE 18Dark salmon · ΔE 18.4Coral · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C9FDC
Analogous#DC4C57, #DCD14C
Triadic#4CDC89, #894CDC
Split complementary#4CDCD1, #4C57DC
Tetradic#57DC4C, #4C9FDC, #D14CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9F7
Lighter +30%#F5DDCC
Lighter +20%#EDC1A1
Lighter +10%#E4A577
Darker −10%#CD6E28
Darker −20%#A25720
Darker −30%#784017
Darker −40%#4D290F
More saturated +25%#F78531
Less saturated −25%#C18D67

Channel breakdown

R220
G137
B76
Red220 (86.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue25.42°
Saturation (HSL)67.29%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 89 · B 4C

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