Recognised as Colour
#DCB297
- #DCB297
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#DCB297 is a orange with RGB values 220, 178, 151 and HSL 23°, 50%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DCB297#DCB297
HEX#DCB297
RGBrgb(220, 178, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.698, 0.5922
RGB percentages86.3%, 69.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(23.5, 49.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.5, 31.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 31.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,463,639
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB297;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#234D68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97C1DC
Analogous#DC979F, #DCD597
Triadic#97DCB2, #B297DC
Split complementary#97DCD5, #979FDC
Tetradic#9FDC97, #97C1DC, #D597DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G178
B151
Red220 (86.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue23.48°
Saturation (HSL)49.64%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B2 · B 97
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