Colour

#C38249

#C38249
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#C38249 is a orange with RGB values 195, 130, 73 and HSL 28°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#C38249

RGBrgb(195, 130, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5098, 0.2863

RGB percentages76.5%, 51%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(28, 50.4%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28, 62.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 62.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,812,873

CSS custom property--colour: #C38249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#3C7DB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968844no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5964Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#D47475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 7.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 15.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.4 Sienna · ΔE 19.6 Light salmon · ΔE 20 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#498AC3

Analogous#C3494D, #C3BF49

Triadic#49C382, #8249C3

Split complementary#49C3BF, #494DC3

Tetradic#4DC349, #498AC3, #BF49C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EBE2

Lighter +30%#E9D1BC

Lighter +20%#DCB796

Lighter +10%#D09C6F

Darker −10%#A36936

Darker −20%#7D5029

Darker −30%#56381D

Darker −40%#301F10

More saturated +25%#E1802B

Less saturated −25%#A58467

Channel breakdown

R195

G130

B73

Red195 (76.5%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue28.03°

Saturation (HSL)50.41%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 82 · B 49

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Colour values

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