Colour
#DEC698
- #DEC698
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DEC698 is a orange with RGB values 222, 198, 152 and HSL 39°, 51%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DEC698#DEC698
HEX#DEC698
RGBrgb(222, 198, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7765, 0.5961
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(39.4, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.4, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 31.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,832
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC698;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#213967
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98B0DE
Analogous#DEA398, #D3DE98
Triadic#98DEC6, #C698DE
Split complementary#98D3DE, #A398DE
Tetradic#98DEA3, #98B0DE, #DE98D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G198
B152
Red222 (87.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue39.43°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C6 · B 98
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