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Recognised as Colour

#DCAF9D

  • #DCAF9D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#DCAF9D is a orange with RGB values 220, 175, 157 and HSL 17°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#DCAF9D#DCAF9D
HEX#DCAF9D
RGBrgb(220, 175, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6863, 0.6157
RGB percentages86.3%, 68.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(17.1, 47.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 28.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 28.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,877
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAF9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#235062

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB39Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BC9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E8A8AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.5Rosy brown · ΔE 14.8Burlywood · ΔE 16.2Peach puff · ΔE 16.4Pink · ΔE 18.1Light pink · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DCADC
Analogous#DC9DAB, #DCCE9D
Triadic#9DDCAF, #AF9DDC
Split complementary#9DDCCE, #9DABDC
Tetradic#ABDC9D, #9DCADC, #CF9DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7ECE8
Lighter +10%#E9CEC3
Darker −10%#CF9077
Darker −20%#C17252
Darker −30%#A5593B
Darker −40%#7F452E
More saturated +25%#EDA88C
Less saturated −25%#CBB6AE

Channel breakdown

R220
G175
B157
Red220 (86.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AF · B 9D

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