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Recognised as Colour

#DCA272

  • #DCA272
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#DCA272 is a orange with RGB values 220, 162, 114 and HSL 27°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#DCA272#DCA272
HEX#DCA272
RGBrgb(220, 162, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6353, 0.4471
RGB percentages86.3%, 63.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(27.2, 60.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.2, 48.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 48.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,506
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#235D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4A66Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B373no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC9696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 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 text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 11.1Dark salmon · ΔE 13.6Tan · ΔE 14.5Sandy brown · ΔE 15.6Light salmon · ΔE 16.1Peru · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72ACDC
Analogous#DC7277, #DCD772
Triadic#72DCA2, #A272DC
Split complementary#72DCD7, #7277DC
Tetradic#77DC72, #72ACDC, #D772DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF3ED
Lighter +20%#F0D8C4
Lighter +10%#E6BD9B
Darker −10%#D28749
Darker −20%#BA6D2E
Darker −30%#915524
Darker −40%#683D1A
More saturated +25%#F2A05C
Less saturated −25%#C6A488

Channel breakdown

R220
G162
B114
Red220 (86.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue27.17°
Saturation (HSL)60.23%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A2 · B 72

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