Colour
#DEC6A9
- #DEC6A9
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DEC6A9 is a orange with RGB values 222, 198, 169 and HSL 33°, 45%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DEC6A9#DEC6A9
HEX#DEC6A9
RGBrgb(222, 198, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7765, 0.6627
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(32.8, 44.5%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.8, 23.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 23.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,849
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC6A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#213956
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9C1DE
Analogous#DEABA9, #DBDEA9
Triadic#A9DEC6, #C6A9DE
Split complementary#A9DBDE, #ACA9DE
Tetradic#A9DEAB, #A9C1DE, #DEA9DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G198
B169
Red222 (87.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue32.83°
Saturation (HSL)44.54%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C6 · B A9
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