Colour
#C2A599
- #C2A599
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C2A599 is a orange with RGB values 194, 165, 153 and HSL 18°, 25%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C2A599#C2A599
HEX#C2A599
RGBrgb(194, 165, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6471, 0.6
RGB percentages76.1%, 64.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(17.6, 25.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.6, 21.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 21.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,756,377
CSS custom property--colour: #C2A599;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3D5A66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99B6C2
Analogous#C299A2, #C2BA99
Triadic#99C2A5, #A599C2
Split complementary#99C2BA, #99A1C2
Tetradic#A2C299, #99B6C2, #BA99C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G165
B153
Red194 (76.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue17.56°
Saturation (HSL)25.15%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G A5 · B 99
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