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Recognised as Colour

#C49E68

  • #C49E68
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#C49E68 is a orange with RGB values 196, 158, 104 and HSL 35°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#C49E68#C49E68
HEX#C49E68
RGBrgb(196, 158, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6196, 0.4078
RGB percentages76.9%, 62%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(35.2, 43.8%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 46.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 19.4%, 46.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,885,608
CSS custom property--colour: #C49E68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#3B6197

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AD9F64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A869no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D29491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#688EC4
Analogous#C47068, #BCC468
Triadic#68C49E, #9E68C4
Split complementary#68BCC4, #7068C4
Tetradic#68C470, #688EC4, #C468BC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDFCFB
Lighter +30%#EFE5D6
Lighter +20%#E1CDB1
Lighter +10%#D2B68D
Darker −10%#B38646
Darker −20%#8E6B38
Darker −30%#6A4F29
Darker −40%#45341B
More saturated +25%#DEA34E
Less saturated −25%#AA9982

Channel breakdown

R196
G158
B104
Red196 (76.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue35.22°
Saturation (HSL)43.81%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 9E · B 68

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