Recognised as Colour

#C5994A

#C5994A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#C5994A is a orange with RGB values 197, 153, 74 and HSL 39°, 51%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#C5994A

RGBrgb(197, 153, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6, 0.2902

RGB percentages77.3%, 60%, 29%

HSLhsl(38.5, 51.5%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 62.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 22.3%, 62.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,949,834

CSS custom property--colour: #C5994A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#3A66B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AB9A42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A54Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D58C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 14.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 17.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.7 Burlywood · ΔE 20.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A76C5

Analogous#C55B4A, #B4C54A

Triadic#4AC599, #994AC5

Split complementary#4AB4C5, #5B4AC5

Tetradic#4AC55B, #4A76C5, #C54AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F0E4

Lighter +30%#EADABE

Lighter +20%#DEC597

Lighter +10%#D1AF71

Darker −10%#A77E35

Darker −20%#806129

Darker −30%#59441D

Darker −40%#332610

More saturated +25%#E3A22C

Less saturated −25%#A79068

Channel breakdown

R197

G153

B74

Red197 (77.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue38.54°

Saturation (HSL)51.46%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 99 · B 4A

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