Colour

#C68A1D

#C68A1D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C68A1D is a orange with RGB values 198, 138, 29 and HSL 39°, 74%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C68A1D

RGBrgb(198, 138, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5412, 0.1137

RGB percentages77.6%, 54.1%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(38.7, 74.4%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.7, 85.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 30.3%, 85.4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,011,485

CSS custom property--colour: #C68A1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#3975E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A08D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AE9B22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D87A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 5.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 13 Peru · ΔE 15.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.8 Orange · ΔE 24 Chocolate · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D59C6

Analogous#C6361D, #AEC61D

Triadic#1DC68A, #8A1DC6

Split complementary#1DAEC6, #361DC6

Tetradic#1DC636, #1D59C6, #C61DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E0BA

Lighter +30%#EECC8E

Lighter +20%#E8B861

Lighter +10%#E1A435

Darker −10%#9A6B16

Darker −20%#6D4C10

Darker −30%#412D09

Darker −40%#140E03

More saturated +25%#E29201

Less saturated −25%#AA8239

Channel breakdown

R198

G138

B29

Red198 (77.6%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue38.7°

Saturation (HSL)74.45%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 8A · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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