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Recognised as Colour

#DDA699

  • #DDA699
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DDA699 is a red with RGB values 221, 166, 153 and HSL 11°, 50%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DDA699#DDA699
HEX#DDA699
RGBrgb(221, 166, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.651, 0.6
RGB percentages86.7%, 65.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(11.5, 50%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 30.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 30.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,526,105
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA699;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#225966

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2AC98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EA9FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3Light pink · ΔE 15.8Dark salmon · ΔE 16.6Pink · ΔE 16.6Tan · ΔE 16.8Burlywood · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99D0DD
Analogous#DD99AE, #DDC899
Triadic#99DDA6, #A699DD
Split complementary#99DDC8, #99AEDD
Tetradic#AEDD99, #99D0DD, #C899DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E9E6
Lighter +10%#EAC7BF
Darker −10%#D08573
Darker −20%#C4634D
Darker −30%#A64C37
Darker −40%#803B2A
More saturated +25%#EE9C88
Less saturated −25%#CCB1AA

Channel breakdown

R221
G166
B153
Red221 (86.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue11.47°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G A6 · B 99

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