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Recognised as Colour

#DCAF9F

  • #DCAF9F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#DCAF9F is a orange with RGB values 220, 175, 159 and HSL 16°, 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

#DCAF9F#DCAF9F
HEX#DCAF9F
RGBrgb(220, 175, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6863, 0.6235
RGB percentages86.3%, 68.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(15.7, 46.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 27.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 27.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,879
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAF9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#235060

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB39Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BC9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E8A8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 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 text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.5Rosy brown · ΔE 14.2Peach puff · ΔE 16.8Burlywood · ΔE 17.2Pink · ΔE 17.3Light pink · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FCCDC
Analogous#DC9FAE, #DCCD9F
Triadic#9FDCAF, #AF9FDC
Split complementary#9FDCCE, #9FADDC
Tetradic#ADDC9F, #9FCCDC, #CD9FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7EDEA
Lighter +10%#EACEC4
Darker −10%#CE907A
Darker −20%#C17154
Darker −30%#A6583C
Darker −40%#80442F
More saturated +25%#ECA78F
Less saturated −25%#CCB7AF

Channel breakdown

R220
G175
B159
Red220 (86.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue15.74°
Saturation (HSL)46.56%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AF · B 9F

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