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Recognised as Colour

#DE8A6B

  • #DE8A6B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DE8A6B is a orange with RGB values 222, 138, 107 and HSL 16°, 64%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DE8A6B#DE8A6B
HEX#DE8A6B
RGBrgb(222, 138, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5412, 0.4196
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.1%, 42%
HSLhsl(16.2, 63.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 51.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 51.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,427
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8A6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#217594

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9468no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A66Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F07C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 4.9Light salmon · ΔE 10.5Salmon · ΔE 16.5Light coral · ΔE 17.5Sandy brown · ΔE 19.6Peru · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BBFDE
Analogous#DE6B86, #DEC36B
Triadic#6BDE8A, #8A6BDE
Split complementary#6BDEC3, #6B86DE
Tetradic#86DE6B, #6BBFDE, #C36BDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEDE8
Lighter +20%#F1CCBE
Lighter +10%#E7AB95
Darker −10%#D56941
Darker −20%#BA5029
Darker −30%#903E20
Darker −40%#662C17
More saturated +25%#F58054
Less saturated −25%#C79482

Channel breakdown

R222
G138
B107
Red222 (87.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue16.17°
Saturation (HSL)63.54%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8A · B 6B

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