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Recognised as Colour

#DDD4CD

  • #DDD4CD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDD4CD is a orange with RGB values 221, 212, 205 and HSL 26°, 19%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDD4CD#DDD4CD
HEX#DDD4CD
RGBrgb(221, 212, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8314, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 83.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(26.3, 19%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.3, 7.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,933
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD4CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#222B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7D4CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D2D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 5Gainsboro · ΔE 5.5Silver · ΔE 9.2Misty rose · ΔE 10Linen · ΔE 10Antique white · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 5.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD6DD
Analogous#DDCDCE, #DDDCCD
Triadic#CDDDD4, #D4CDDD
Split complementary#CDDDDC, #CDCEDD
Tetradic#CEDDCD, #CDD6DD, #DCCDDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2EEEB
Darker −10%#C8BAAF
Darker −20%#B4A090
Darker −30%#9F8672
Darker −40%#846C5A
More saturated +25%#E8D3C3
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R221
G212
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue26.25°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D4 · B CD

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