Recognised as Colour
#DFC497
- #DFC497
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DFC497 is a orange with RGB values 223, 196, 151 and HSL 38°, 53%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DFC497#DFC497
HEX#DFC497
RGBrgb(223, 196, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7686, 0.5922
RGB percentages87.5%, 76.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(37.5, 52.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 32.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 32.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,664,855
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC497;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#203B68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B2DF
Analogous#DFA097, #D6DF97
Triadic#97DFC4, #C497DF
Split complementary#97D6DF, #A097DF
Tetradic#97DFA0, #97B2DF, #DF97D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G196
B151
Red223 (87.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue37.5°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C4 · B 97
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