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Colour

#C49000

  • #C49000
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C49000 is a orange with RGB values 196, 144, 0 and HSL 44°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#C49000#C49000
HEX#C49000
RGBrgb(196, 144, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5647, 0
RGB percentages76.9%, 56.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(44.1, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 26.5%, 100%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,881,920
CSS custom property--colour: #C49000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#3B6FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29E11no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D6807Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.3Goldenrod · ΔE 7.9Orange · ΔE 21.7Peru · ΔE 23.1Sandy brown · ΔE 27.2Olive · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0034C4
Analogous#C42E00, #96C400
Triadic#00C490, #9000C4
Split complementary#0096C4, #2E00C4
Tetradic#00C42E, #0034C4, #C40096

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE291
Lighter +30%#FFD45E
Lighter +20%#FFC72B
Lighter +10%#F7B500
Darker −10%#916B00
Darker −20%#5E4500
Darker −30%#2B2000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C49000
Less saturated −25%#AC8418

Channel breakdown

R196
G144
B0
Red196 (76.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue44.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 90 · B 00

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