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Colour

#C79770

  • #C79770
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#C79770 is a orange with RGB values 199, 151, 112 and HSL 27°, 44%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C79770#C79770
HEX#C79770
RGBrgb(199, 151, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5922, 0.4392
RGB percentages78%, 59.2%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(26.9, 43.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.9, 43.7%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 43.7%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,080,432
CSS custom property--colour: #C79770;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#38688F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A570no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D58D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.3Burlywood · ΔE 12.7Dark salmon · ΔE 15.6Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4Light salmon · ΔE 21.6Peru · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70A0C7
Analogous#C77075, #C7C370
Triadic#70C797, #9770C7
Split complementary#70C7C3, #7075C7
Tetradic#75C770, #70A0C7, #C370C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E7DE
Lighter +20%#E4CCB9
Lighter +10%#D5B295
Darker −10%#B97C4B
Darker −20%#96643B
Darker −30%#724B2C
Darker −40%#4D331E
More saturated +25%#E09457
Less saturated −25%#AE9A89

Channel breakdown

R199
G151
B112
Red199 (78%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue26.9°
Saturation (HSL)43.72%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 97 · B 70

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