Colour

#C59140

#C59140
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#C59140 is a orange with RGB values 197, 145, 64 and HSL 37°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#C59140

RGBrgb(197, 145, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5686, 0.251

RGB percentages77.3%, 56.9%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(36.5, 53.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 67.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 26.4%, 67.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,947,776

CSS custom property--colour: #C59140;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#3A6EBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49337no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1A042no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D6837Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 15.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9 Burlywood · ΔE 23.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4074C5

Analogous#C54E40, #B7C540

Triadic#40C591, #9140C5

Split complementary#40B7C5, #4E40C5

Tetradic#40C54E, #4074C5, #C540B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EBDC

Lighter +30%#E9D5B5

Lighter +20%#DDBE8E

Lighter +10%#D1A867

Darker −10%#A17531

Darker −20%#7A5925

Darker −30%#533C19

Darker −40%#2C200D

More saturated +25%#E49821

Less saturated −25%#A68A5F

Channel breakdown

R197

G145

B64

Red197 (77.3%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue36.54°

Saturation (HSL)53.41%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 91 · B 40

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