Recognised as Colour

#C59B75

#C59B75
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#C59B75 is a orange with RGB values 197, 155, 117 and HSL 28°, 41%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C59B75#C59B75

HEX#C59B75

RGBrgb(197, 155, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6078, 0.4588

RGB percentages77.3%, 60.8%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(28.5, 40.8%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.5, 40.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 21.3%, 40.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,950,389

CSS custom property--colour: #C59B75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#3A648A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A776no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D29291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 9.8 Burlywood · ΔE 11.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6 Peach puff · ΔE 23 Light salmon · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#759FC5

Analogous#C57577, #C5C375

Triadic#75C59B, #9B75C5

Split complementary#75C5C3, #7577C5

Tetradic#77C575, #759FC5, #C375C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E9E1

Lighter +20%#E3CFBD

Lighter +10%#D4B599

Darker −10%#B68151

Darker −20%#95683F

Darker −30%#714F30

Darker −40%#4D3621

More saturated +25%#DE9A5D

Less saturated −25%#AD9C8E

Channel breakdown

R197

G155

B117

Red197 (77.3%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue28.5°

Saturation (HSL)40.82%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 9B · B 75

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C59B75 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,519.399 g/mol
134 atoms

C59B75 has a molar mass of 1,519.399 g/mol, made up of 134 atoms across 2 elements: 59 × C, 75 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,519.399 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule134

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5230214 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.9635019 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C46.6%

B53.4%

Carbon (C × 59)708.649 g/mol, 46.64%

Boron (B × 75)810.75 g/mol, 53.36%

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