Colour
#DDBE8E
- #DDBE8E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#DDBE8E is a orange with RGB values 221, 190, 142 and HSL 36°, 54%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#DDBE8E#DDBE8E
HEX#DDBE8E
RGBrgb(221, 190, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7451, 0.5569
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(36.5, 53.7%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 35.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 35.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,238
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBE8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#224171
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EADDD
Analogous#DD968E, #D5DD8E
Triadic#8EDDBE, #BE8EDD
Split complementary#8ED5DD, #968EDD
Tetradic#8EDD96, #8EADDD, #DD8ED4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G190
B142
Red221 (86.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue36.46°
Saturation (HSL)53.74%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BE · B 8E
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