Colour
#DDC296
- #DDC296
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DDC296 is a orange with RGB values 221, 194, 150 and HSL 37°, 51%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DDC296#DDC296
HEX#DDC296
RGBrgb(221, 194, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7608, 0.5882
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(37.2, 51.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.2, 32.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 32.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,270
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC296;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#223D69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96B1DD
Analogous#DD9F96, #D5DD96
Triadic#96DDC2, #C296DD
Split complementary#96D5DD, #9F96DD
Tetradic#96DD9F, #96B1DD, #DD96D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G194
B150
Red221 (86.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue37.18°
Saturation (HSL)51.08%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C2 · B 96
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