Colour

#9C7537

#9C7537
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#9C7537 is a orange with RGB values 156, 117, 55 and HSL 37°, 48%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#9C7537

RGBrgb(156, 117, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4588, 0.2157

RGB percentages61.2%, 45.9%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(36.8, 47.9%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 64.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 64.7%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,253,623

CSS custom property--colour: #9C7537;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#638AC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847631no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8039no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A96A67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 18.4 Sienna · ΔE 22.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.5 Burlywood · ΔE 26.8 Olive · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#375E9C

Analogous#9C4337, #919C37

Triadic#379C75, #75379C

Split complementary#37909C, #43379C

Tetradic#379C43, #375E9C, #9C3790

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6D5B9

Lighter +30%#D9BE93

Lighter +20%#CCA76D

Lighter +10%#BE9148

Darker −10%#76592A

Darker −20%#513C1C

Darker −30%#2B200F

Darker −40%#050402

More saturated +25%#B67B1D

Less saturated −25%#826F51

Channel breakdown

R156

G117

B55

Red156 (61.2%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue36.83°

Saturation (HSL)47.87%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 75 · B 37

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