Recognised as Colour
#DFCA99
- #DFCA99
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DFCA99 is a orange with RGB values 223, 202, 153 and HSL 42°, 52%, 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
#DFCA99#DFCA99
HEX#DFCA99
RGBrgb(223, 202, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7922, 0.6
RGB percentages87.5%, 79.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(42, 52.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 31.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 31.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,666,393
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCA99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#203566
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99AEDF
Analogous#DFA799, #D1DF99
Triadic#99DFCA, #CA99DF
Split complementary#99D1DF, #A799DF
Tetradic#99DFA7, #99AEDF, #DF99D1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G202
B153
Red223 (87.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)52.24%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G CA · B 99
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