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Recognised as Colour

#C3956D

  • #C3956D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#C3956D is a orange with RGB values 195, 149, 109 and HSL 28°, 42%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C3956D#C3956D
HEX#C3956D
RGBrgb(195, 149, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5843, 0.4275
RGB percentages76.5%, 58.4%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(27.9, 41.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.9, 44.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 23.6%, 44.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,817,773
CSS custom property--colour: #C3956D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#3C6A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3986Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA26Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D18B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.6Burlywood · ΔE 13.1Dark salmon · ΔE 16.7Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8Peru · ΔE 22.4Light salmon · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D9BC3
Analogous#C36D70, #C3C06D
Triadic#6DC395, #956DC3
Split complementary#6DC3C0, #6D70C3
Tetradic#70C36D, #6D9BC3, #C06DC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#F0E4D9
Lighter +20%#E1C9B5
Lighter +10%#D2AF91
Darker −10%#B37B4A
Darker −20%#8F623B
Darker −30%#6B492C
Darker −40%#47311D
More saturated +25%#DD9353
Less saturated −25%#A99787

Channel breakdown

R195
G149
B109
Red195 (76.5%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue27.91°
Saturation (HSL)41.75%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 95 · B 6D

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