Recognised as Colour
#DEC999
- #DEC999
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DEC999 is a orange with RGB values 222, 201, 153 and HSL 42°, 51%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DEC999#DEC999
HEX#DEC999
RGBrgb(222, 201, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.6
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(41.7, 51.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.7, 31.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 31.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,601
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC999;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#213666
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 text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99AEDE
Analogous#DEA799, #D1DE99
Triadic#99DEC9, #C999DE
Split complementary#99D1DE, #A799DE
Tetradic#99DEA7, #99AEDE, #DE99D1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G201
B153
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue41.74°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B 99
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