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Recognised as Colour

#DDCCC5

  • #DDCCC5
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDCCC5 is a orange with RGB values 221, 204, 197 and HSL 18°, 26%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDCCC5#DDCCC5
HEX#DDCCC5
RGBrgb(221, 204, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8, 0.7725
RGB percentages86.7%, 80%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(17.5, 26.1%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.5, 10.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 10.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,877
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCCC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#22333A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CDC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E2CACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.5Gainsboro · ΔE 8.6Silver · ΔE 9.2Misty rose · ΔE 10.3Antique white · ΔE 12.4Linen · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5D6DD
Analogous#DDC5CA, #DDD8C5
Triadic#C5DDCC, #CCC5DD
Split complementary#C5DDD8, #C5CADD
Tetradic#CADDC5, #C5D6DD, #D8C5DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E8E5
Darker −10%#CAB0A5
Darker −20%#B79385
Darker −30%#A47765
Darker −40%#875F4F
More saturated +25%#E9C7BA
Less saturated −25%#D2D1D1

Channel breakdown

R221
G204
B197
Red221 (86.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue17.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CC · B C5

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