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Recognised as Colour

#C4A975

  • #C4A975
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#C4A975 is a orange with RGB values 196, 169, 117 and HSL 39°, 40%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C4A975#C4A975
HEX#C4A975
RGBrgb(196, 169, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6627, 0.4588
RGB percentages76.9%, 66.3%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(39.5, 40.1%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.5, 40.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 40.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,888,437
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A975;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3B568A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A871no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAF77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D0A09Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 7.9Burlywood · ΔE 8Dark khaki · ΔE 14.7Navajo white · ΔE 19.9Wheat · ΔE 20Moccasin · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7590C4
Analogous#C48275, #B8C475
Triadic#75C4A9, #A975C4
Split complementary#75B7C4, #8275C4
Tetradic#75C482, #7590C4, #C475B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2ECE0
Lighter +20%#E3D6BC
Lighter +10%#D3BF99
Darker −10%#B59351
Darker −20%#94773F
Darker −30%#705A30
Darker −40%#4C3D21
More saturated +25%#DDB15C
Less saturated −25%#ABA18E

Channel breakdown

R196
G169
B117
Red196 (76.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue39.49°
Saturation (HSL)40.1%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A9 · B 75

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