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Recognised as Colour

#9C6C25

  • #9C6C25
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#9C6C25 is a orange with RGB values 156, 108, 37 and HSL 36°, 62%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#9C6C25#9C6C25
HEX#9C6C25
RGBrgb(156, 108, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4235, 0.1451
RGB percentages61.2%, 42.4%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(35.8, 61.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.8, 76.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 30.8%, 76.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,251,301
CSS custom property--colour: #9C6C25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#6393DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D6F1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#887A27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AA605Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15.4Saddle brown · ΔE 18.8Sienna · ΔE 20.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.2Sandy brown · ΔE 26.8Chocolate · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25559C
Analogous#9C3025, #919C25
Triadic#259C6C, #6C259C
Split complementary#25919C, #30259C
Tetradic#259C30, #25559C, #9C2591

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CDA4
Lighter +30%#E0B77A
Lighter +20%#D6A051
Lighter +10%#C5892F
Darker −10%#734F1B
Darker −20%#4A3311
Darker −30%#201608
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B4710D
Less saturated −25%#84673D

Channel breakdown

R156
G108
B37
Red156 (61.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue35.8°
Saturation (HSL)61.66%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 6C · B 25

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