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Recognised as Colour

#C98E3A

  • #C98E3A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#C98E3A is a orange with RGB values 201, 142, 58 and HSL 35°, 57%, 51%. 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

#C98E3A#C98E3A
HEX#C98E3A
RGBrgb(201, 142, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5569, 0.2275
RGB percentages78.8%, 55.7%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(35.2, 57%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 71.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 71.1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,209,146
CSS custom property--colour: #C98E3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#3671C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39130no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19F3Cno 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 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 8.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.5Sandy brown · ΔE 14.5Goldenrod · ΔE 19.4Chocolate · ΔE 24.2Light salmon · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A75C9
Analogous#C9473A, #BCC93A
Triadic#3AC98E, #8E3AC9
Split complementary#3ABDC9, #463AC9
Tetradic#3AC947, #3A75C9, #C93ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EADA
Lighter +30%#EAD3B2
Lighter +20%#DFBC8A
Lighter +10%#D4A562
Darker −10%#A3722D
Darker −20%#7B5622
Darker −30%#533A17
Darker −40%#2B1E0C
More saturated +25%#E8931B
Less saturated −25%#AA8959

Channel breakdown

R201
G142
B58
Red201 (78.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue35.24°
Saturation (HSL)56.97%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 8E · B 3A

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