Recognised as Colour

#DEAD56

#DEAD56
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#DEAD56 is a orange with RGB values 222, 173, 86 and HSL 38°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DEAD56#DEAD56

HEX#DEAD56

RGBrgb(222, 173, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6784, 0.3373

RGB percentages87.1%, 67.8%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(38.4, 67.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 61.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 22.1%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,593,366

CSS custom property--colour: #DEAD56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#2152A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1AE4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCBA59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F09F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 15.1 Peru · ΔE 17.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7 Burlywood · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5687DE

Analogous#DE6956, #CBDE56

Triadic#56DEAD, #AD56DE

Split complementary#56CBDE, #6956DE

Tetradic#56DE69, #5687DE, #DE56CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EBD6

Lighter +20%#EFD6AB

Lighter +10%#E6C281

Darker −10%#D6982B

Darker −20%#AC7A22

Darker −30%#825C19

Darker −40%#573E11

More saturated +25%#F7B43D

Less saturated −25%#C5A66F

Channel breakdown

R222

G173

B86

Red222 (87.1%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue38.38°

Saturation (HSL)67.33%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G AD · B 56

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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