Colour

#C3A240

#C3A240
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C3A240 is a orange with RGB values 195, 162, 64 and HSL 45°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C3A240

RGBrgb(195, 162, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6353, 0.251

RGB percentages76.5%, 63.5%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(44.9, 52.2%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.9, 67.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 67.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,821,056

CSS custom property--colour: #C3A240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#3C5DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3A034no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA945no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D3958Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.5 Olive · ΔE 21.7 Peru · ΔE 21.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4061C3

Analogous#C36040, #A3C340

Triadic#40C3A2, #A240C3

Split complementary#40A3C3, #6140C3

Tetradic#40C360, #4061C3, #C340A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EEDB

Lighter +30%#E8DBB4

Lighter +20%#DBC88E

Lighter +10%#CFB567

Darker −10%#9E8332

Darker −20%#776326

Darker −30%#514319

Darker −40%#2A230D

More saturated +25%#E2B221

Less saturated −25%#A4925F

Channel breakdown

R195

G162

B64

Red195 (76.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue44.89°

Saturation (HSL)52.19%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G A2 · B 40

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Colour values

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