Recognised as Colour
#DEC2AB
- #DEC2AB
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DEC2AB is a orange with RGB values 222, 194, 171 and HSL 27°, 44%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DEC2AB#DEC2AB
HEX#DEC2AB
RGBrgb(222, 194, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7608, 0.6706
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(27.1, 43.6%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.1, 23%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 23%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,827
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC2AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#213D54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABC7DE
Analogous#DEABAD, #DEDBAB
Triadic#ABDEC2, #C2ABDE
Split complementary#ABDEDB, #ABAEDE
Tetradic#ADDEAB, #ABC7DE, #DBABDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G194
B171
Red222 (87.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue27.06°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C2 · B AB
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