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Recognised as Colour

#C48D02

  • #C48D02
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C48D02 is a orange with RGB values 196, 141, 2 and HSL 43°, 98%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#C48D02#C48D02
HEX#C48D02
RGBrgb(196, 141, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5529, 0.0078
RGB percentages76.9%, 55.3%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(43, 98%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43, 99%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 99%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,881,154
CSS custom property--colour: #C48D02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3B72FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09C11no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D67D78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 5.4Goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Orange · ΔE 21.5Peru · ΔE 21.6Sandy brown · ΔE 26.1Dark orange · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0239C4
Analogous#C42C02, #9AC402
Triadic#02C48D, #8D02C4
Split complementary#029AC4, #2C02C4
Tetradic#02C42C, #0239C4, #C4029A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEE094
Lighter +30%#FDD162
Lighter +20%#FDC32F
Lighter +10%#F6B103
Darker −10%#926901
Darker −20%#5F4401
Darker −30%#2D2000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C68E00
Less saturated −25%#AB821B

Channel breakdown

R196
G141
B2
Red196 (76.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue42.99°
Saturation (HSL)97.98%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 8D · B 02

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