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Recognised as Colour

#DCAD8E

  • #DCAD8E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#DCAD8E is a orange with RGB values 220, 173, 142 and HSL 24°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#DCAD8E#DCAD8E
HEX#DCAD8E
RGBrgb(220, 173, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6784, 0.5569
RGB percentages86.3%, 67.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(23.8, 52.7%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.8, 35.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 21.4%, 35.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,350
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAD8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#235271

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB18Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BB8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E9A4A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 8.2Burlywood · ΔE 10Peach puff · ΔE 16Dark salmon · ΔE 16.7Navajo white · ΔE 18.9Wheat · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EBDDC
Analogous#DC8E96, #DCD48E
Triadic#8EDCAD, #AD8EDC
Split complementary#8EDCD4, #8E96DC
Tetradic#96DC8E, #8EBDDC, #D48EDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4E6DC
Lighter +10%#E8C9B5
Darker −10%#D09167
Darker −20%#C47440
Darker −30%#A05D31
Darker −40%#794625
More saturated +25%#EFA97C
Less saturated −25%#CAB1A1

Channel breakdown

R220
G173
B142
Red220 (86.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue23.85°
Saturation (HSL)52.7%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AD · B 8E

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