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Recognised as Colour

#DFCB9F

  • #DFCB9F
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#DFCB9F is a orange with RGB values 223, 203, 159 and HSL 41°, 50%, 75%. 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

#DFCB9F#DFCB9F
HEX#DFCB9F
RGBrgb(223, 203, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7961, 0.6235
RGB percentages87.5%, 79.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(41.2, 50%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.2, 28.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 28.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,666,655
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCB9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#203460

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D6CA9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBCFA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E9C4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 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 text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9FB3DF
Analogous#DFAB9F, #D3DF9F
Triadic#9FDFCB, #CB9FDF
Split complementary#9FD3DF, #AB9FDF
Tetradic#9FDFAB, #9FB3DF, #DF9FD3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F4EC
Lighter +10%#ECE0C5
Darker −10%#D2B679
Darker −20%#C6A253
Darker −30%#AC8839
Darker −40%#866A2D
More saturated +25%#EFD18F
Less saturated −25%#CFC5AF

Channel breakdown

R223
G203
B159
Red223 (87.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue41.25°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G CB · B 9F

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