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Recognised as Colour

#DFBE74

  • #DFBE74
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#DFBE74 is a orange with RGB values 223, 190, 116 and HSL 41°, 63%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#DFBE74#DFBE74
HEX#DFBE74
RGBrgb(223, 190, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7451, 0.4549
RGB percentages87.5%, 74.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(41.5, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.5, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 48%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,663,284
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBE74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#20418B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CEBD6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C576no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EEB2ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7495DF
Analogous#DF8974, #CADF74
Triadic#74DFBE, #BE74DF
Split complementary#74CBDF, #8874DF
Tetradic#74DF88, #7495DF, #DF74CB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8F0
Lighter +20%#F2E5C7
Lighter +10%#E9D19D
Darker −10%#D5AB4B
Darker −20%#C1932C
Darker −30%#977323
Darker −40%#6E5419
More saturated +25%#F4C65F
Less saturated −25%#CAB689

Channel breakdown

R223
G190
B116
Red223 (87.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue41.5°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G BE · B 74

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