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Recognised as Colour

#DDC8B9

  • #DDC8B9
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDC8B9 is a orange with RGB values 221, 200, 185 and HSL 25°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDC8B9#DDC8B9
HEX#DDC8B9
RGBrgb(221, 200, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7843, 0.7255
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(25, 34.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25, 16.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 16.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,841
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC8B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#223746

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEC9B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3CEB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E4C4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 12.1Antique white · ΔE 12.3Misty rose · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7Bisque · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9CEDD
Analogous#DDB9BC, #DDDAB9
Triadic#B9DDC8, #C8B9DD
Split complementary#B9DDDA, #B9BCDD
Tetradic#BCDDB9, #B9CEDD, #DAB9DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#EEE3DB
Darker −10%#CCAD97
Darker −20%#BC9274
Darker −30%#AA7753
Darker −40%#885F42
More saturated +25%#EAC6AC
Less saturated −25%#D0CAC6

Channel breakdown

R221
G200
B185
Red221 (86.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue25°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C8 · B B9

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