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Colour

#C98E34

  • #C98E34
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#C98E34 is a orange with RGB values 201, 142, 52 and HSL 36°, 59%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#C98E34#C98E34
HEX#C98E34
RGBrgb(201, 142, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5569, 0.2039
RGB percentages78.8%, 55.7%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(36.2, 58.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.2, 74.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 74.1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,209,140
CSS custom property--colour: #C98E34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#3671CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39128no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19F37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DB7F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.3Sandy brown · ΔE 15.7Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Chocolate · ΔE 24.1Light salmon · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#346FC9
Analogous#C94334, #B9C934
Triadic#34C98E, #8E34C9
Split complementary#34B9C9, #4434C9
Tetradic#34C944, #346FC9, #C934B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E8D5
Lighter +30%#EAD1AC
Lighter +20%#DFBB84
Lighter +10%#D5A55B
Darker −10%#A0712A
Darker −20%#78551F
Darker −30%#4F3815
Darker −40%#271C0A
More saturated +25%#E99514
Less saturated −25%#A98754

Channel breakdown

R201
G142
B52
Red201 (78.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue36.24°
Saturation (HSL)58.89%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 8E · B 34

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