Recognised as Colour
#DEC597
- #DEC597
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DEC597 is a orange with RGB values 222, 197, 151 and HSL 39°, 52%, 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
#DEC597#DEC597
HEX#DEC597
RGBrgb(222, 197, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7725, 0.5922
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(38.9, 51.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 32%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 32%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,575
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC597;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#213A68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B0DE
Analogous#DEA297, #D4DE97
Triadic#97DEC5, #C597DE
Split complementary#97D3DE, #A297DE
Tetradic#97DEA2, #97B0DE, #DE97D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G197
B151
Red222 (87.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue38.87°
Saturation (HSL)51.82%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C5 · B 97
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