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Recognised as Colour

#DEC9B4

  • #DEC9B4
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Peach puff

#DEC9B4 is a orange with RGB values 222, 201, 180 and HSL 30°, 39%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peach puff.

Colour values

#DEC9B4#DEC9B4
HEX#DEC9B4
RGBrgb(222, 201, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.7059
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(30, 38.9%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 18.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 18.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,628
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC9B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#21364B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CAB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5CEB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#E6C4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peach puff · ΔE 11.4Bisque · ΔE 11.5Antique white · ΔE 11.9Blanched almond · ΔE 12.5Wheat · ΔE 13.2Papaya whip · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourPeach puff (#FFDAB9)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4C9DE
Analogous#DEB4B4, #DEDEB4
Triadic#B4DEC9, #C9B4DE
Split complementary#B4DEDE, #B4B4DE
Tetradic#B4DEB4, #B4C9DE, #DEB4DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFB
Lighter +10%#EEE3D7
Darker −10%#CEB091
Darker −20%#BF966D
Darker −30%#AD7D4C
Darker −40%#8A633D
More saturated +25%#ECC9A7
Less saturated −25%#D1C9C2

Channel breakdown

R222
G201
B180
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B B4

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