Recognised as Colour
#DEC49B
- #DEC49B
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DEC49B is a orange with RGB values 222, 196, 155 and HSL 37°, 50%, 74%. 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
#DEC49B#DEC49B
HEX#DEC49B
RGBrgb(222, 196, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7686, 0.6078
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(36.7, 50.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 30.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 30.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,323
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC49B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#213B64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BB5DE
Analogous#DEA39B, #D7DE9B
Triadic#9BDEC4, #C49BDE
Split complementary#9BD7DE, #A29BDE
Tetradic#9BDEA3, #9BB5DE, #DE9BD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G196
B155
Red222 (87.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue36.72°
Saturation (HSL)50.38%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C4 · B 9B
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