Colour

#C48A49

#C48A49
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#C48A49 is a orange with RGB values 196, 138, 73 and HSL 32°, 51%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#C48A49

RGBrgb(196, 138, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5412, 0.2863

RGB percentages76.9%, 54.1%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(31.7, 51%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.7, 62.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 29.6%, 62.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,880,457

CSS custom property--colour: #C48A49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#3B75B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D8E43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9B4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D47C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 7.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 14.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.4 Burlywood · ΔE 21.5 Light salmon · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4983C4

Analogous#C44C49, #C1C449

Triadic#49C48A, #8A49C4

Split complementary#49C0C4, #4D49C4

Tetradic#49C44C, #4983C4, #C449C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EDE3

Lighter +30%#E9D4BD

Lighter +20%#DDBC96

Lighter +10%#D0A370

Darker −10%#A57035

Darker −20%#7E5629

Darker −30%#583C1C

Darker −40%#312110

More saturated +25%#E28C2B

Less saturated −25%#A68867

Channel breakdown

R196

G138

B73

Red196 (76.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue31.71°

Saturation (HSL)51.04%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 8A · B 49

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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