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Colour

#DDC8AB

  • #DDC8AB
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Tan

#DDC8AB is a orange with RGB values 221, 200, 171 and HSL 35°, 42%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#DDC8AB#DDC8AB
HEX#DDC8AB
RGBrgb(221, 200, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7843, 0.6706
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(34.8, 42.4%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.8, 22.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 22.6%, 13.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,827
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC8AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59621WCAG 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 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#223754

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D1C8A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6CDACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E6C2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#ABC0DD
Analogous#DDAFAB, #D9DDAB
Triadic#ABDDC8, #C8ABDD
Split complementary#ABD9DD, #AFABDD
Tetradic#ABDDAF, #ABC0DD, #DDABD9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8F4
Lighter +10%#ECE0CF
Darker −10%#CEB087
Darker −20%#C09862
Darker −30%#AA8045
Darker −40%#866436
More saturated +25%#ECCA9C
Less saturated −25%#CEC6BA

Channel breakdown

R221
G200
B171
Red221 (86.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue34.8°
Saturation (HSL)42.37%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C8 · B AB

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