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Colour

#DCA281

  • #DCA281
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DCA281 is a orange with RGB values 220, 162, 129 and HSL 22°, 57%, 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

#DCA281#DCA281
HEX#DCA281
RGBrgb(220, 162, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6353, 0.5059
RGB percentages86.3%, 63.5%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(21.8, 56.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.8, 41.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 41.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,521
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA281;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#235D7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2A77Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB481no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EB9899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.1Burlywood · ΔE 12.6Tan · ΔE 12.9Light salmon · ΔE 17.1Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5Peach puff · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81BBDC
Analogous#DC818E, #DCD081
Triadic#81DCA2, #A281DC
Split complementary#81DCD0, #818DDC
Tetradic#8EDC81, #81BBDC, #CF81DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAF9
Lighter +20%#F2DDD1
Lighter +10%#E7BFA9
Darker −10%#D18559
Darker −20%#C16836
Darker −30%#99532B
Darker −40%#713D20
More saturated +25%#F09C6D
Less saturated −25%#C8A895

Channel breakdown

R220
G162
B129
Red220 (86.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue21.76°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A2 · B 81

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