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Recognised as Colour

#DCA08A

  • #DCA08A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DCA08A is a orange with RGB values 220, 160, 138 and HSL 16°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DCA08A#DCA08A
HEX#DCA08A
RGBrgb(220, 160, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6275, 0.5412
RGB percentages86.3%, 62.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(16.1, 53.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.1, 37.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.3%, 37.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,018
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA08A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#235F75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA688no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB38Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EA979Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.5Tan · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 15.7Burlywood · ΔE 16.9Light salmon · ΔE 19Light pink · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC6DC
Analogous#DC8A9D, #DCC98A
Triadic#8ADCA0, #A08ADC
Split complementary#8ADCC9, #8A9DDC
Tetradic#9DDC8A, #8AC6DC, #C98ADC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3E0D9
Lighter +10%#E8C0B1
Darker −10%#D08063
Darker −20%#C5603B
Darker −30%#9E4D2F
Darker −40%#773A23
More saturated +25%#EF9777
Less saturated −25%#C9A99D

Channel breakdown

R220
G160
B138
Red220 (86.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue16.1°
Saturation (HSL)53.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A0 · B 8A

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