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Recognised as Colour

#DC9862

  • #DC9862
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#DC9862 is a orange with RGB values 220, 152, 98 and HSL 27°, 64%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DC9862#DC9862
HEX#DC9862
RGBrgb(220, 152, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5961, 0.3843
RGB percentages86.3%, 59.6%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(26.6, 63.5%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.6, 55.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 30.9%, 55.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,456,930
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9862;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#23679D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAD62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EE8A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 10.5Peru · ΔE 11.7Dark salmon · ΔE 13.7Light salmon · ΔE 13.8Burlywood · ΔE 17.5Tan · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62A6DC
Analogous#DC6269, #DCD562
Triadic#62DC98, #9862DC
Split complementary#62DCD5, #6269DC
Tetradic#69DC62, #62A6DC, #D562DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EADF
Lighter +20%#EFCFB5
Lighter +10%#E5B38C
Darker −10%#D37D38
Darker −20%#B16427
Darker −30%#874C1E
Darker −40%#5D3515
More saturated +25%#F4954A
Less saturated −25%#C49B7A

Channel breakdown

R220
G152
B98
Red220 (86.3%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue26.56°
Saturation (HSL)63.54%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 98 · B 62

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