Recognised as Colour
#DCB298
- #DCB298
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#DCB298 is a orange with RGB values 220, 178, 152 and HSL 23°, 49%, 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
#DCB298#DCB298
HEX#DCB298
RGBrgb(220, 178, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.698, 0.5961
RGB percentages86.3%, 69.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(22.9, 49.3%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.9, 30.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 30.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,463,640
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB298;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 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#234D67
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#98C2DC
Analogous#DC98A0, #DCD498
Triadic#98DCB2, #B298DC
Split complementary#98DCD4, #98A0DC
Tetradic#A0DC98, #98C2DC, #D498DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G178
B152
Red220 (86.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue22.94°
Saturation (HSL)49.28%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B2 · B 98
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