Recognised as Colour
#DEC79D
- #DEC79D
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DEC79D is a orange with RGB values 222, 199, 157 and HSL 39°, 50%, 74%. 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
#DEC79D#DEC79D
HEX#DEC79D
RGBrgb(222, 199, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7804, 0.6157
RGB percentages87.1%, 78%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(38.8, 49.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 29.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 29.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,093
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC79D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 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#213862
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#9DB4DE
Analogous#DEA79D, #D4DE9D
Triadic#9DDEC7, #C79DDE
Split complementary#9DD5DE, #A69DDE
Tetradic#9DDEA7, #9DB4DE, #DE9DD5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G199
B157
Red222 (87.1%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue38.77°
Saturation (HSL)49.62%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C7 · B 9D
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