Colour

#C8997E

#C8997E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#C8997E is a orange with RGB values 200, 153, 126 and HSL 22°, 40%, 64%. 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

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HEX#C8997E

RGBrgb(200, 153, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6, 0.4941

RGB percentages78.4%, 60%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(21.9, 40.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.9, 37%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 23.5%, 37%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,146,494

CSS custom property--colour: #C8997E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#376681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69D7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1A77Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#D59192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1 Burlywood · ΔE 15.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 16 Peach puff · ΔE 23.1 Light salmon · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EADC8

Analogous#C87E88, #C8BE7E

Triadic#7EC899, #997EC8

Split complementary#7EC8BE, #7E88C8

Tetradic#88C87E, #7EADC8, #BE7EC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EEE9

Lighter +20%#E6D2C6

Lighter +10%#D7B5A2

Darker −10%#B97D5A

Darker −20%#9D6443

Darker −30%#794D34

Darker −40%#563624

More saturated +25%#DF9367

Less saturated −25%#B19F95

Channel breakdown

R200

G153

B126

Red200 (78.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue21.89°

Saturation (HSL)40.22%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 99 · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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