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Recognised as Colour

#DCB29C

  • #DCB29C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#DCB29C is a orange with RGB values 220, 178, 156 and HSL 21°, 48%, 74%. 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

#DCB29C#DCB29C
HEX#DCB29C
RGBrgb(220, 178, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.698, 0.6118
RGB percentages86.3%, 69.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(20.6, 47.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.6, 29.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 29.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,463,644
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB29C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#234D63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB69Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BE9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E8ABACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.2Burlywood · ΔE 14Peach puff · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7Bisque · ΔE 18.1Wheat · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CC6DC
Analogous#DC9CA6, #DCD29C
Triadic#9CDCB2, #B29CDC
Split complementary#9CDCD2, #9CA6DC
Tetradic#A6DC9C, #9CC6DC, #D29CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7EDE7
Lighter +10%#E9CFC2
Darker −10%#CF9576
Darker −20%#C17751
Darker −30%#A55F3A
Darker −40%#7F492D
More saturated +25%#EDAD8B
Less saturated −25%#CBB7AD

Channel breakdown

R220
G178
B156
Red220 (86.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue20.62°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B2 · B 9C

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