Recognised as Colour
#DEBD8E
- #DEBD8E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#DEBD8E is a orange with RGB values 222, 189, 142 and HSL 35°, 55%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#DEBD8E#DEBD8E
HEX#DEBD8E
RGBrgb(222, 189, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7412, 0.5569
RGB percentages87.1%, 74.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(35.3, 54.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 36%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 36%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,518
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBD8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.78:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#214271
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EAFDE
Analogous#DE958E, #D7DE8E
Triadic#8EDEBD, #BD8EDE
Split complementary#8ED7DE, #958EDE
Tetradic#8EDE95, #8EAFDE, #DE8ED7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G189
B142
Red222 (87.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue35.25°
Saturation (HSL)54.79%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BD · B 8E
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