Colour

#9C8A68

#9C8A68
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#9C8A68 is a orange with RGB values 156, 138, 104 and HSL 39°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#9C8A68

RGBrgb(156, 138, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5412, 0.4078

RGB percentages61.2%, 54.1%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(39.2, 20.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 33.3%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 33.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,259,048

CSS custom property--colour: #9C8A68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#637597

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938966no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#978E69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A48481no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 17.5 Gray · ΔE 21.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6 Burlywood · ΔE 21.7 Dark grey · ΔE 23.5 Dim grey · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 17.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#687A9C

Analogous#9C7068, #949C68

Triadic#689C8A, #8A689C

Split complementary#68949C, #70689C

Tetradic#689C70, #687A9C, #9C6894

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE9E3

Lighter +30%#D9D2C4

Lighter +20%#C4BAA6

Lighter +10%#B0A287

Darker −10%#7E6F53

Darker −20%#5F543F

Darker −30%#41392A

Darker −40%#221E16

More saturated +25%#BB9449

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R156

G138

B104

Red156 (61.2%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue39.23°

Saturation (HSL)20.8%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 8A · B 68

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