Colour

#C39E42

#C39E42
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C39E42 is a orange with RGB values 195, 158, 66 and HSL 43°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C39E42

RGBrgb(195, 158, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6196, 0.2588

RGB percentages76.5%, 62%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(42.8, 51.8%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.8, 66.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 19%, 66.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,820,034

CSS custom property--colour: #C39E42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#3C61BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09D37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A746no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#D3918Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7 Peru · ΔE 18.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.2 Olive · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4267C3

Analogous#C35D42, #A8C342

Triadic#42C39E, #9E42C3

Split complementary#42A7C3, #5E42C3

Tetradic#42C35D, #4267C3, #C342A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EDDD

Lighter +30%#E8DAB6

Lighter +20%#DCC68F

Lighter +10%#CFB269

Darker −10%#9F8033

Darker −20%#796126

Darker −30%#52421A

Darker −40%#2B230E

More saturated +25%#E2AB23

Less saturated −25%#A49161

Channel breakdown

R195

G158

B66

Red195 (76.5%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue42.79°

Saturation (HSL)51.81%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 9E · B 42

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