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Recognised as Colour

#C69A23

  • #C69A23
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C69A23 is a orange with RGB values 198, 154, 35 and HSL 44°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#C69A23#C69A23
HEX#C69A23
RGBrgb(198, 154, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6039, 0.1373
RGB percentages77.6%, 60.4%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(43.8, 70%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.8, 82.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 22.2%, 82.3%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,015,587
CSS custom property--colour: #C69A23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3965DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A52Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#D78B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.9Goldenrod · ΔE 8.1Peru · ΔE 22.1Olive · ΔE 24.2Sandy brown · ΔE 25Orange · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#234FC6
Analogous#C64923, #A0C623
Triadic#23C69A, #9A23C6
Split complementary#23A0C6, #4923C6
Tetradic#23C649, #234FC6, #C623A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E6C1
Lighter +30%#ECD596
Lighter +20%#E5C46A
Lighter +10%#DDB23F
Darker −10%#9B781B
Darker −20%#6F5714
Darker −30%#44350C
Darker −40%#191304
More saturated +25%#E3A706
Less saturated −25%#A98D40

Channel breakdown

R198
G154
B35
Red198 (77.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue43.8°
Saturation (HSL)69.96%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 9A · B 23

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