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Recognised as Colour

#DCB388

  • #DCB388
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#DCB388 is a orange with RGB values 220, 179, 136 and HSL 31°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#DCB388#DCB388
HEX#DCB388
RGBrgb(220, 179, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.702, 0.5333
RGB percentages86.3%, 70.2%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(30.7, 54.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 38.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.6%, 38.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,463,880
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#234C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C1B585no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBBE89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EAAAA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 3.46, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#88B1DC
Analogous#DC8988, #DBDC88
Triadic#88DCB3, #B388DC
Split complementary#88DBDC, #8988DC
Tetradic#88DC89, #88B1DC, #DC88DB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFE
Lighter +20%#F3E5D7
Lighter +10%#E8CCAF
Darker −10%#D09A61
Darker −20%#C4813A
Darker −30%#9D672E
Darker −40%#754D23
More saturated +25%#EFB375
Less saturated −25%#C9B39B

Channel breakdown

R220
G179
B136
Red220 (86.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue30.71°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B3 · B 88

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