Recognised as Colour
#DCC8A6
- #DCC8A6
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DCC8A6 is a orange with RGB values 220, 200, 166 and HSL 38°, 44%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DCC8A6#DCC8A6
HEX#DCC8A6
RGBrgb(220, 200, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7843, 0.651
RGB percentages86.3%, 78.4%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(37.8, 43.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 24.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 24.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,469,286
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC8A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#233759
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6BADC
Analogous#DCADA6, #D5DCA6
Triadic#A6DCC8, #C8A6DC
Split complementary#A6D5DC, #ADA6DC
Tetradic#A6DCAD, #A6BADC, #DCA6D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G200
B166
Red220 (86.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue37.78°
Saturation (HSL)43.55%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C8 · B A6
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