Recognised as Colour
#C4AE78
- #C4AE78
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C4AE78 is a orange with RGB values 196, 174, 120 and HSL 43°, 39%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C4AE78#C4AE78
HEX#C4AE78
RGBrgb(196, 174, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6824, 0.4706
RGB percentages76.9%, 68.2%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(42.6, 39.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.6, 38.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 38.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,720
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AE78;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#3B5187
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#788EC4
Analogous#C48878, #B4C478
Triadic#78C4AE, #AE78C4
Split complementary#78B4C4, #8878C4
Tetradic#78C488, #788EC4, #C478B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G174
B120
Red196 (76.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue42.63°
Saturation (HSL)39.18%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AE · B 78
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