Colour

#DFDDD8

#DFDDD8
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFDDD8 is a orange with RGB values 223, 221, 216 and HSL 43°, 10%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

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HEX#DFDDD8

RGBrgb(223, 221, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8667, 0.8471

RGB percentages87.5%, 86.7%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(42.9, 9.9%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 3.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 3.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,671,320

CSS custom property--colour: #DFDDD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.47:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#202227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDDD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFDDD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#E0DCDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.7 Light grey · ΔE 4.5 Linen · ΔE 8.1 White smoke · ΔE 8.8 Sea shell · ΔE 9.5 Old lace · ΔE 10.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.72, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D8DADF

Analogous#DFDAD8, #DEDFD8

Triadic#D8DFDD, #DDD8DF

Split complementary#D8DEDF, #DAD8DF

Tetradic#D8DFDA, #D8DADF, #DFD8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F5F4

Darker −10%#C8C5BC

Darker −20%#B1ACA0

Darker −30%#9A9484

Darker −40%#817A6A

More saturated +25%#E8E1CF

Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R223

G221

B216

Red223 (87.5%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue42.86°

Saturation (HSL)9.86%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G DD · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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