Recognised as Colour
#DEAE56
- #DEAE56
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#DEAE56 is a orange with RGB values 222, 174, 86 and HSL 39°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#DEAE56#DEAE56
HEX#DEAE56
RGBrgb(222, 174, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6824, 0.3373
RGB percentages87.1%, 68.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(38.8, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.6%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,622
CSS custom property--colour: #DEAE56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#2151A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5686DE
Analogous#DE6A56, #CADE56
Triadic#56DEAE, #AE56DE
Split complementary#56CADE, #6A56DE
Tetradic#56DE6A, #5686DE, #DE56CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G174
B86
Red222 (87.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue38.82°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G AE · B 56
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