Colour

#C49C39

#C49C39
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C49C39 is a orange with RGB values 196, 156, 57 and HSL 43°, 55%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C49C39

RGBrgb(196, 156, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6118, 0.2235

RGB percentages76.9%, 61.2%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(42.7, 54.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.7, 70.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 20.4%, 70.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,885,049

CSS custom property--colour: #C49C39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#3B63C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AE9B2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A63Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D48E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Peru · ΔE 18.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 22 Olive · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3961C4

Analogous#C45739, #A6C439

Triadic#39C49C, #9C39C4

Split complementary#39A6C4, #5739C4

Tetradic#39C457, #3961C4, #C439A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EBD6

Lighter +30%#E8D7AE

Lighter +20%#DCC487

Lighter +10%#D1B05F

Darker −10%#9C7D2E

Darker −20%#755D22

Darker −30%#4D3E17

Darker −40%#261E0B

More saturated +25%#E4A919

Less saturated −25%#A48F59

Channel breakdown

R196

G156

B57

Red196 (76.9%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue42.73°

Saturation (HSL)54.94%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 9C · B 39

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Colour values

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