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Colour

#DCA59F

  • #DCA59F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DCA59F is a red with RGB values 220, 165, 159 and HSL 6°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DCA59F#DCA59F
HEX#DCA59F
RGBrgb(220, 165, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6471, 0.6235
RGB percentages86.3%, 64.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(5.9, 46.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 27.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 27.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,319
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA59F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#235A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0AC9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB69Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E89FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.4Light pink · ΔE 13.4Pink · ΔE 14.2Dark salmon · ΔE 19Tan · ΔE 19.8Thistle · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FD6DC
Analogous#DC9FB7, #DCC49F
Triadic#9FDCA5, #A59FDC
Split complementary#9FDCC4, #9FB7DC
Tetradic#B7DC9F, #9FD6DC, #C49FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7EBEA
Lighter +10%#EAC8C4
Darker −10%#CE827A
Darker −20%#C15F54
Darker −30%#A6473C
Darker −40%#80372F
More saturated +25%#EC988F
Less saturated −25%#CCB2AF

Channel breakdown

R220
G165
B159
Red220 (86.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue5.9°
Saturation (HSL)46.56%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A5 · B 9F

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