Colour
#DECA9F
- #DECA9F
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DECA9F is a orange with RGB values 222, 202, 159 and HSL 41°, 49%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DECA9F#DECA9F
HEX#DECA9F
RGBrgb(222, 202, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7922, 0.6235
RGB percentages87.1%, 79.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(41, 48.8%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41, 28.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 28.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,863
CSS custom property--colour: #DECA9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#213560
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FB3DE
Analogous#DEAB9F, #D3DE9F
Triadic#9FDECA, #CA9FDE
Split complementary#9FD3DE, #AB9FDE
Tetradic#9FDEAB, #9FB3DE, #DE9FD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G202
B159
Red222 (87.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue40.95°
Saturation (HSL)48.84%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G CA · B 9F
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