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Recognised as Colour

#DCC3BD

  • #DCC3BD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#DCC3BD is a red with RGB values 220, 195, 189 and HSL 12°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#DCC3BD#DCC3BD
HEX#DCC3BD
RGBrgb(220, 195, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7647, 0.7412
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(11.6, 30.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 14.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 14.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,029
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC3BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#233C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C8C6BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E3C0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BDD6DC
Analogous#DCBDC7, #DCD3BD
Triadic#BDDCC3, #C3BDDC
Split complementary#BDDCD2, #BDC7DC
Tetradic#C7DCBD, #BDD6DC, #D2BDDC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEE1DE
Darker −10%#CAA59C
Darker −20%#B9867A
Darker −30%#A76859
Darker −40%#865347
More saturated +25%#E9BBB0
Less saturated −25%#CFCBCA

Channel breakdown

R220
G195
B189
Red220 (86.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue11.61°
Saturation (HSL)30.69%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C3 · B BD

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