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Recognised as Colour

#DE8D4E

  • #DE8D4E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DE8D4E is a orange with RGB values 222, 141, 78 and HSL 26°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DE8D4E#DE8D4E
HEX#DE8D4E
RGBrgb(222, 141, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5529, 0.3059
RGB percentages87.1%, 55.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(26.3, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.3, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 64.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,166
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#2172B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59548no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A74Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F17C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 5.9Sandy brown · ΔE 8.4Light salmon · ΔE 15.6Dark salmon · ΔE 18.7Chocolate · ΔE 19.1Coral · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E9FDE
Analogous#DE4E57, #DED54E
Triadic#4EDE8D, #8D4EDE
Split complementary#4EDED5, #4E57DE
Tetradic#57DE4E, #4E9FDE, #D54EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFA
Lighter +30%#F6E0CF
Lighter +20%#EEC4A4
Lighter +10%#E6A979
Darker −10%#D27227
Darker −20%#A75B1F
Darker −30%#7C4317
Darker −40%#512C0F
More saturated +25%#F88A34
Less saturated −25%#C49068

Channel breakdown

R222
G141
B78
Red222 (87.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue26.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8D · B 4E

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