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Recognised as Colour

#C8A542

  • #C8A542
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C8A542 is a orange with RGB values 200, 165, 66 and HSL 44°, 55%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#C8A542#C8A542
HEX#C8A542
RGBrgb(200, 165, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6471, 0.2588
RGB percentages78.4%, 64.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(44.3, 54.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.3, 67%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 67%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,149,506
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#375ABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A336no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAD46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#D89890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Dark khaki · ΔE 19Peru · ΔE 21.7Sandy brown · ΔE 22.8Olive · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4265C8
Analogous#C86242, #A8C842
Triadic#42C8A5, #A542C8
Split complementary#42A8C8, #6242C8
Tetradic#42C862, #4265C8, #C842A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F0E0
Lighter +30%#EADDB9
Lighter +20%#DFCB91
Lighter +10%#D3B86A
Darker −10%#A78830
Darker −20%#7F6825
Darker −30%#584719
Darker −40%#30270E
More saturated +25%#E7B424
Less saturated −25%#AA9661

Channel breakdown

R200
G165
B66
Red200 (78.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue44.33°
Saturation (HSL)54.92%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G A5 · B 42

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