Colour
#DEBC8E
- #DEBC8E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#DEBC8E is a orange with RGB values 222, 188, 142 and HSL 35°, 55%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#DEBC8E#DEBC8E
HEX#DEBC8E
RGBrgb(222, 188, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7373, 0.5569
RGB percentages87.1%, 73.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(34.5, 54.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.5, 36%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 36%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,262
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBC8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#214371
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EB0DE
Analogous#DE948E, #D8DE8E
Triadic#8EDEBC, #BC8EDE
Split complementary#8ED8DE, #948EDE
Tetradic#8EDE94, #8EB0DE, #DE8ED8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G188
B142
Red222 (87.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue34.5°
Saturation (HSL)54.79%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BC · B 8E
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