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Recognised as Colour

#9C5940

  • #9C5940
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#9C5940 is a orange with RGB values 156, 89, 64 and HSL 16°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#9C5940#9C5940
HEX#9C5940
RGBrgb(156, 89, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.349, 0.251
RGB percentages61.2%, 34.9%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(16.3, 41.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.3, 59%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 42.9%, 59%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,246,464
CSS custom property--colour: #9C5940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#63A6BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A623Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B703Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AA4D53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 10.4Saddle brown · ΔE 16.6Indian red · ΔE 21.9Dark salmon · ΔE 25Brown · ΔE 26.1Peru · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40839C
Analogous#9C4055, #9C8740
Triadic#409C59, #59409C
Split complementary#409C87, #40559C
Tetradic#559C40, #40839C, #87409C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6CCC2
Lighter +30%#D7AD9E
Lighter +20%#C88F7A
Lighter +10%#B97156
Darker −10%#784431
Darker −20%#543022
Darker −30%#301B13
Darker −40%#0B0605
More saturated +25%#B84C25
Less saturated −25%#81665C

Channel breakdown

R156
G89
B64
Red156 (61.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue16.3°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 59 · B 40

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