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Recognised as Colour

#C98A6E

  • #C98A6E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#C98A6E is a orange with RGB values 201, 138, 110 and HSL 18°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#C98A6E#C98A6E
HEX#C98A6E
RGBrgb(201, 138, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5412, 0.4314
RGB percentages78.8%, 54.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(18.5, 45.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.5, 45.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.3%, 45.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,208,174
CSS custom property--colour: #C98A6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#367591

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A916Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99E6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D87F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.5Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5Light salmon · ΔE 18.6Tan · ΔE 19.7Burlywood · ΔE 20.2Light coral · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EADC9
Analogous#C96E80, #C9B86E
Triadic#6EC98A, #8A6EC9
Split complementary#6EC9B7, #6E80C9
Tetradic#80C96E, #6EADC9, #B76EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E4DD
Lighter +20%#E5C6B8
Lighter +10%#D7A893
Darker −10%#BB6C49
Darker −20%#985639
Darker −30%#73412B
Darker −40%#4E2C1D
More saturated +25%#E28055
Less saturated −25%#B09487

Channel breakdown

R201
G138
B110
Red201 (78.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue18.46°
Saturation (HSL)45.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 8A · B 6E

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