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Recognised as Colour

#DEA656

  • #DEA656
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#DEA656 is a orange with RGB values 222, 166, 86 and HSL 35°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DEA656#DEA656
HEX#DEA656
RGBrgb(222, 166, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.651, 0.3373
RGB percentages87.1%, 65.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(35.3, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 25.2%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,591,574
CSS custom property--colour: #DEA656;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#2159A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BAA84Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B658no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F09794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#568EDE
Analogous#DE6256, #D2DE56
Triadic#56DEA6, #A656DE
Split complementary#56D2DE, #6256DE
Tetradic#56DE62, #568EDE, #DE56D2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7E9D6
Lighter +20%#EFD3AB
Lighter +10%#E6BC81
Darker −10%#D6902B
Darker −20%#AC7322
Darker −30%#825719
Darker −40%#573A11
More saturated +25%#F7AA3D
Less saturated −25%#C5A26F

Channel breakdown

R222
G166
B86
Red222 (87.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue35.29°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G A6 · B 56

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