Recognised as Colour

#DE8E53

#DE8E53
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#DE8E53 is a orange with RGB values 222, 142, 83 and HSL 25°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DE8E53#DE8E53

HEX#DE8E53

RGBrgb(222, 142, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5569, 0.3255

RGB percentages87.1%, 55.7%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(25.5, 67.8%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.5, 62.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 62.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,585,427

CSS custom property--colour: #DE8E53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#2171AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5964Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A853no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F17E80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 7.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 8.7 Light salmon · ΔE 14.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.6 Chocolate · ΔE 20.7 Coral · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#53A3DE

Analogous#DE535D, #DED353

Triadic#53DE8E, #8E53DE

Split complementary#53DED4, #535DDE

Tetradic#5EDE53, #53A3DE, #D453DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#F7E2D3

Lighter +20%#EEC6A9

Lighter +10%#E6AA7E

Darker −10%#D57229

Darker −20%#AA5B21

Darker −30%#804418

Darker −40%#552D10

More saturated +25%#F88A39

Less saturated −25%#C4926D

Channel breakdown

R222

G142

B83

Red222 (87.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue25.47°

Saturation (HSL)67.8%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 8E · B 53

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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