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Recognised as Colour

#DFC9BD

  • #DFC9BD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DFC9BD is a orange with RGB values 223, 201, 189 and HSL 21°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DFC9BD#DFC9BD
HEX#DFC9BD
RGBrgb(223, 201, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7882, 0.7412
RGB percentages87.5%, 78.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(21.2, 34.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.2, 15.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 15.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,666,173
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC9BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#203642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCBBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4CFBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E6C5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10.7Misty rose · ΔE 11.3Silver · ΔE 11.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11.8Antique white · ΔE 12.2Linen · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDD3DF
Analogous#DFBDC2, #DFDABD
Triadic#BDDFC9, #C9BDDF
Split complementary#BDDFDA, #BDC2DF
Tetradic#C2DFBD, #BDD3DF, #DABDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E5DF
Darker −10%#CEAD9B
Darker −20%#BE9178
Darker −30%#AD7556
Darker −40%#8C5D44
More saturated +25%#EBC5B1
Less saturated −25%#D3CDC9

Channel breakdown

R223
G201
B189
Red223 (87.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue21.18°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C9 · B BD

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