Colour

#DE9856

#DE9856
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#DE9856 is a orange with RGB values 222, 152, 86 and HSL 29°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#DE9856

RGBrgb(222, 152, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5961, 0.3373

RGB percentages87.1%, 59.6%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(29.1, 67.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.1, 61.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 31.5%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,587,990

CSS custom property--colour: #DE9856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#2167A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AE9E50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAD57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F18989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 6.7 Peru · ΔE 7.6 Light salmon · ΔE 16.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.1 Burlywood · ΔE 21.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#569CDE

Analogous#DE5658, #DEDC56

Triadic#56DE98, #9856DE

Split complementary#56DEDC, #5658DE

Tetradic#58DE56, #569CDE, #DC56DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E6D6

Lighter +20%#EFCCAB

Lighter +10%#E6B281

Darker −10%#D67E2B

Darker −20%#AC6522

Darker −30%#824C19

Darker −40%#573311

More saturated +25%#F7973D

Less saturated −25%#C5996F

Channel breakdown

R222

G152

B86

Red222 (87.1%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue29.12°

Saturation (HSL)67.33%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 98 · B 56

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