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Recognised as Colour

#DCD5C8

  • #DCD5C8
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DCD5C8 is a orange with RGB values 220, 213, 200 and HSL 39°, 22%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DCD5C8#DCD5C8
HEX#DCD5C8
RGBrgb(220, 213, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8353, 0.7843
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(39, 22.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39, 9.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 9.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,648
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD5C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#232A37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9D5C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD6C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D3D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.3Gainsboro · ΔE 7.6Antique white · ΔE 9.4Linen · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10.7Old lace · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CFDC
Analogous#DCCBC8, #D9DCC8
Triadic#C8DCD5, #D5C8DC
Split complementary#C8D9DC, #CBC8DC
Tetradic#C8DCCB, #C8CFDC, #DCC8D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0EDE7
Darker −10%#C8BDA9
Darker −20%#B4A58A
Darker −30%#A18E6A
Darker −40%#847354
More saturated +25%#E7D8BD
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R220
G213
B200
Red220 (86.3%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue39°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D5 · B C8

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