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Recognised as Colour

#DFBC74

  • #DFBC74
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#DFBC74 is a orange with RGB values 223, 188, 116 and HSL 40°, 63%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#DFBC74#DFBC74
HEX#DFBC74
RGBrgb(223, 188, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7373, 0.4549
RGB percentages87.5%, 73.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(40.4, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 48%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,772
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBC74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#20438B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CCBB6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EEB0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7497DF
Analogous#DF8674, #CDDF74
Triadic#74DFBC, #BC74DF
Split complementary#74CDDF, #8674DF
Tetradic#74DF86, #7497DF, #DF74CD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8F0
Lighter +20%#F2E4C7
Lighter +10%#E9D09D
Darker −10%#D5A84B
Darker −20%#C1902C
Darker −30%#977123
Darker −40%#6E5219
More saturated +25%#F4C35F
Less saturated −25%#CAB589

Channel breakdown

R223
G188
B116
Red223 (87.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue40.37°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G BC · B 74

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