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Recognised as Colour

#DFD8CD

  • #DFD8CD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFD8CD is a orange with RGB values 223, 216, 205 and HSL 37°, 22%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFD8CD#DFD8CD
HEX#DFD8CD
RGBrgb(223, 216, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8471, 0.8039
RGB percentages87.5%, 84.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(36.7, 22%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 8.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 8.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,670,029
CSS custom property--colour: #DFD8CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#202732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD8CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD9CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E3D6D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4Light grey · ΔE 6.6Linen · ΔE 8.8Antique white · ΔE 9Misty rose · ΔE 10.3Old lace · ΔE 10.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD4DF
Analogous#DFCFCD, #DDDFCD
Triadic#CDDFD8, #D8CDDF
Split complementary#CDDDDF, #CFCDDF
Tetradic#CDDFCF, #CDD4DF, #DFCDDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F0EC
Darker −10%#CBC0AE
Darker −20%#B7A78F
Darker −30%#A38F70
Darker −40%#897557
More saturated +25%#E9DAC3
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R223
G216
B205
Red223 (87.5%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue36.67°
Saturation (HSL)21.95%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G D8 · B CD

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