Recognised as Colour
#DEC498
- #DEC498
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DEC498 is a orange with RGB values 222, 196, 152 and HSL 38°, 51%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DEC498#DEC498
HEX#DEC498
RGBrgb(222, 196, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7686, 0.5961
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.9%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(37.7, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 31.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,320
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC498;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#213B67
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 text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98B2DE
Analogous#DEA198, #D5DE98
Triadic#98DEC4, #C498DE
Split complementary#98D5DE, #A198DE
Tetradic#98DEA1, #98B2DE, #DE98D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G196
B152
Red222 (87.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue37.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C4 · B 98
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