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Recognised as Colour

#C2955A

  • #C2955A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#C2955A is a orange with RGB values 194, 149, 90 and HSL 34°, 46%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#C2955A#C2955A
HEX#C2955A
RGBrgb(194, 149, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5843, 0.3529
RGB percentages76.1%, 58.4%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(34, 46%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34, 53.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 23.2%, 53.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,752,218
CSS custom property--colour: #C2955A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#3D6AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A59755no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A15Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D18A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5A87C2
Analogous#C2615A, #BBC25A
Triadic#5AC295, #955AC2
Split complementary#5ABBC2, #615AC2
Tetradic#5AC261, #5A87C2, #C25ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9F5EF
Lighter +30%#EBDDCA
Lighter +20%#DEC5A4
Lighter +10%#D0AD7F
Darker −10%#AA7C3F
Darker −20%#856131
Darker −30%#604623
Darker −40%#3A2A16
More saturated +25%#DE993E
Less saturated −25%#A69176

Channel breakdown

R194
G149
B90
Red194 (76.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue34.04°
Saturation (HSL)46.02%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 95 · B 5A

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