Colour

#9D793C

#9D793C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#9D793C is a orange with RGB values 157, 121, 60 and HSL 38°, 45%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#9D793C

RGBrgb(157, 121, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4745, 0.2353

RGB percentages61.6%, 47.5%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(37.7, 44.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 61.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.9%, 61.8%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,320,188

CSS custom property--colour: #9D793C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#6286C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#877A36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#90833Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AA6F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 19.4 Sienna · ΔE 24.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.2 Burlywood · ΔE 25.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 19.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C609D

Analogous#9D493C, #909D3C

Triadic#3C9D79, #793C9D

Split complementary#3C909D, #493C9D

Tetradic#3C9D49, #3C609D, #9D3C90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6D8BF

Lighter +30%#D8C19A

Lighter +20%#CAAB75

Lighter +10%#BC9450

Darker −10%#785D2E

Darker −20%#534020

Darker −30%#2E2412

Darker −40%#090704

More saturated +25%#B88021

Less saturated −25%#827257

Channel breakdown

R157

G121

B60

Red157 (61.6%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue37.73°

Saturation (HSL)44.7%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 79 · B 3C

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