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Recognised as Colour

#DCA48F

  • #DCA48F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DCA48F is a orange with RGB values 220, 164, 143 and HSL 16°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DCA48F#DCA48F
HEX#DCA48F
RGBrgb(220, 164, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6431, 0.5608
RGB percentages86.3%, 64.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(16.4, 52.4%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.4, 35%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 25.5%, 35%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,047
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA48F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#235B70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2AA8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB58Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EA9B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.7Tan · ΔE 14.3Rosy brown · ΔE 15Burlywood · ΔE 16.2Light pink · ΔE 19.4Peach puff · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FC7DC
Analogous#DC8FA0, #DCCB8F
Triadic#8FDCA4, #A48FDC
Split complementary#8FDCCB, #8FA0DC
Tetradic#A0DC8F, #8FC7DC, #CA8FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4E3DD
Lighter +10%#E8C4B6
Darker −10%#D08468
Darker −20%#C46541
Darker −30%#A05032
Darker −40%#793D26
More saturated +25%#EE9C7D
Less saturated −25%#CAACA1

Channel breakdown

R220
G164
B143
Red220 (86.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue16.36°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A4 · B 8F

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