Recognised as Colour
#DCC39D
- #DCC39D
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DCC39D is a orange with RGB values 220, 195, 157 and HSL 36°, 47%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DCC39D#DCC39D
HEX#DCC39D
RGBrgb(220, 195, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7647, 0.6157
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(36.2, 47.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.2, 28.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 28.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,997
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC39D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#233C62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DB6DC
Analogous#DCA39D, #D6DC9D
Triadic#9DDCC3, #C39DDC
Split complementary#9DD6DC, #A39DDC
Tetradic#9DDCA3, #9DB6DC, #DC9DD6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G195
B157
Red220 (86.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue36.19°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C3 · B 9D
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