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Recognised as Colour

#DCA27D

  • #DCA27D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DCA27D is a orange with RGB values 220, 162, 125 and HSL 23°, 58%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DCA27D#DCA27D
HEX#DCA27D
RGBrgb(220, 162, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6353, 0.4902
RGB percentages86.3%, 63.5%, 49%
HSLhsl(23.4, 57.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.4, 43.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 43.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,517
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA27D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#235D82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2A77Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0B37Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EB9798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.3Burlywood · ΔE 11.7Tan · ΔE 12.9Light salmon · ΔE 16.5Sandy brown · ΔE 20.3Peach puff · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DB7DC
Analogous#DC7D88, #DCD27D
Triadic#7DDCA2, #A27DDC
Split complementary#7DDCD2, #7D88DC
Tetradic#88DC7D, #7DB7DC, #D27DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8F6
Lighter +20%#F2DBCD
Lighter +10%#E7BFA5
Darker −10%#D18555
Darker −20%#BF6A34
Darker −30%#975429
Darker −40%#6F3E1E
More saturated +25%#F19D68
Less saturated −25%#C7A792

Channel breakdown

R220
G162
B125
Red220 (86.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue23.37°
Saturation (HSL)57.58%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A2 · B 7D

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