Recognised as Colour

#C79557

#C79557
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#C79557 is a orange with RGB values 199, 149, 87 and HSL 33°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#C79557#C79557

HEX#C79557

RGBrgb(199, 149, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5843, 0.3412

RGB percentages78%, 58.4%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(33.2, 50%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(33.2, 56.3%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 25.1%, 56.3%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,079,895

CSS custom property--colour: #C79557;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#386AA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A358no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D78986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 15.9 Burlywood · ΔE 16 Tan · ΔE 19.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5789C7

Analogous#C75D57, #C1C757

Triadic#57C795, #9557C7

Split complementary#57C1C7, #5D57C7

Tetradic#57C75D, #5789C7, #C757C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6F0

Lighter +30%#EDDDCA

Lighter +20%#E1C5A3

Lighter +10%#D4AD7D

Darker −10%#B07C3B

Darker −20%#8A612E

Darker −30%#644621

Darker −40%#3D2B14

More saturated +25%#E3983B

Less saturated −25%#AB9273

Channel breakdown

R199

G149

B87

Red199 (78%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue33.21°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 95 · B 57

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C79557 (chemical formula)

Formula
955,559.127 g/mol
79557 atoms

C79557 has a molar mass of 955,559.127 g/mol, made up of 79557 atoms across 1 element: 79557 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass955,559.127 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule79557

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.5867433 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram6.3022168 × 10^17

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

C100%

Carbon (C × 79557)955,559.127 g/mol, 100%

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