Colour

#C49623

#C49623
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C49623 is a orange with RGB values 196, 150, 35 and HSL 43°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C49623

RGBrgb(196, 150, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5882, 0.1373

RGB percentages76.9%, 58.8%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(42.9, 69.7%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 82.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 23.5%, 82.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,883,491

CSS custom property--colour: #C49623;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#3B69DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AA9603no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A22Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D58781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 9.4 Peru · ΔE 20.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.8 Olive · ΔE 24.3 Orange · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2351C4

Analogous#C44623, #A1C423

Triadic#23C496, #9623C4

Split complementary#23A1C4, #4623C4

Tetradic#23C446, #2351C4, #C423A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E5BF

Lighter +30%#ECD394

Lighter +20%#E4C169

Lighter +10%#DCAF3E

Darker −10%#99751B

Darker −20%#6D5414

Darker −30%#42330C

Darker −40%#171204

More saturated +25%#E1A206

Less saturated −25%#A78A40

Channel breakdown

R196

G150

B35

Red196 (76.9%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue42.86°

Saturation (HSL)69.7%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 96 · B 23

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