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Colour

#DDC5BC

  • #DDC5BC
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDC5BC is a orange with RGB values 221, 197, 188 and HSL 16°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDC5BC#DDC5BC
HEX#DDC5BC
RGBrgb(221, 197, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7725, 0.7373
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(16.4, 32.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.4, 14.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 14.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,076
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC5BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#223A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC7BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0CCBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E4C2C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 10.9Misty rose · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2Antique white · ΔE 14.1Linen · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCD4DD
Analogous#DDBCC4, #DDD6BC
Triadic#BCDDC5, #C5BCDD
Split complementary#BCDDD6, #BCC4DD
Tetradic#C4DDBC, #BCD4DD, #D6BCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEE2DE
Darker −10%#CCA89A
Darker −20%#BB8A78
Darker −30%#A96D57
Darker −40%#885745
More saturated +25%#EABFAF
Less saturated −25%#D0CBC9

Channel breakdown

R221
G197
B188
Red221 (86.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue16.36°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C5 · B BC

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