Recognised as Colour
#DEC8A1
- #DEC8A1
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DEC8A1 is a orange with RGB values 222, 200, 161 and HSL 38°, 48%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DEC8A1#DEC8A1
HEX#DEC8A1
RGBrgb(222, 200, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7843, 0.6314
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(38.4, 48%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 27.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 27.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,353
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC8A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#21375E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1B7DE
Analogous#DEAAA1, #D6DEA1
Triadic#A1DEC8, #C8A1DE
Split complementary#A1D5DE, #AAA1DE
Tetradic#A1DEAA, #A1B7DE, #DEA1D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G200
B161
Red222 (87.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue38.36°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C8 · B A1
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