Colour

#DFC99C

#DFC99C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#DFC99C is a orange with RGB values 223, 201, 156 and HSL 40°, 51%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#DFC99C#DFC99C

HEX#DFC99C

RGBrgb(223, 201, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7882, 0.6118

RGB percentages87.5%, 78.8%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(40.3, 51.1%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.3, 30%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 30%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,666,140

CSS custom property--colour: #DFC99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#203663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4C899no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DACE9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EAC1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 7.7 Tan · ΔE 7.9 Burlywood · ΔE 9 Navajo white · ΔE 9.5 Moccasin · ΔE 10.1 Peach puff · ΔE 11.2

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9CB2DF

Analogous#DFA79C, #D4DF9C

Triadic#9CDFC9, #C99CDF

Split complementary#9CD4DF, #A79CDF

Tetradic#9CDFA7, #9CB2DF, #DF9CD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F3E9

Lighter +10%#EBDEC3

Darker −10%#D3B475

Darker −20%#C69F4F

Darker −30%#AB8537

Darker −40%#84672B

More saturated +25%#EFCF8C

Less saturated −25%#CFC3AC

Channel breakdown

R223

G201

B156

Red223 (87.5%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue40.3°

Saturation (HSL)51.15%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G C9 · B 9C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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