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Recognised as Colour

#DEC9C0

  • #DEC9C0
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DEC9C0 is a orange with RGB values 222, 201, 192 and HSL 18°, 31%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DEC9C0#DEC9C0
HEX#DEC9C0
RGBrgb(222, 201, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.7529
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(18, 31.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18, 13.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 13.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,640
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC9C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#21363F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECBBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3CFC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E4C6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 9.5Silver · ΔE 10.4Gainsboro · ΔE 10.7Misty rose · ΔE 10.9Antique white · ΔE 12.8Linen · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0D5DE
Analogous#DEC0C6, #DED8C0
Triadic#C0DEC9, #C9C0DE
Split complementary#C0DED8, #C0C6DE
Tetradic#C6DEC0, #C0D5DE, #D8C0DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E6E1
Darker −10%#CCAC9F
Darker −20%#BB907D
Darker −30%#A9735C
Darker −40%#8A5C48
More saturated +25%#EAC4B4
Less saturated −25%#D2CECC

Channel breakdown

R222
G201
B192
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue18°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B C0

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