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Recognised as Colour

#DECDC2

  • #DECDC2
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DECDC2 is a orange with RGB values 222, 205, 194 and HSL 24°, 30%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DECDC2#DECDC2
HEX#DECDC2
RGBrgb(222, 205, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8039, 0.7608
RGB percentages87.1%, 80.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(23.6, 29.8%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.6, 12.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 12.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,601,666
CSS custom property--colour: #DECDC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#21323D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2CEC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D1C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#E4CACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.7Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6Silver · ΔE 10.4Misty rose · ΔE 10.7Antique white · ΔE 11.2Linen · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2D3DE
Analogous#DEC2C5, #DEDBC2
Triadic#C2DECD, #CDC2DE
Split complementary#C2DEDB, #C2C5DE
Tetradic#C5DEC2, #C2D3DE, #DBC2DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E8E3
Darker −10%#CCB2A1
Darker −20%#BA9780
Darker −30%#A87C5F
Darker −40%#8A634A
More saturated +25%#EACAB6
Less saturated −25%#D2D0CE

Channel breakdown

R222
G205
B194
Red222 (87.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue23.57°
Saturation (HSL)29.79%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G CD · B C2

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