Recognised as Colour
#DFCB9C
- #DFCB9C
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DFCB9C is a orange with RGB values 223, 203, 156 and HSL 42°, 51%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DFCB9C#DFCB9C
HEX#DFCB9C
RGBrgb(223, 203, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7961, 0.6118
RGB percentages87.5%, 79.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(42.1, 51.1%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 30%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 30%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,666,652
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCB9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#203463
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB0DF
Analogous#DFA99C, #D2DF9C
Triadic#9CDFCB, #CB9CDF
Split complementary#9CD2DF, #A99CDF
Tetradic#9CDFAA, #9CB0DF, #DF9CD2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G203
B156
Red223 (87.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue42.09°
Saturation (HSL)51.15%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G CB · B 9C
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