Colour

#C99278

#C99278
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#C99278 is a orange with RGB values 201, 146, 120 and HSL 19°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#C99278#C99278

HEX#C99278

RGBrgb(201, 146, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5725, 0.4706

RGB percentages78.8%, 57.3%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(19.3, 42.9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(19.3, 40.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 27.4%, 40.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,210,232

CSS custom property--colour: #C99278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#366D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A09776no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADA378no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D7898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5 Tan · ΔE 16 Burlywood · ΔE 17.7 Light salmon · ΔE 21.1 Light pink · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78AFC9

Analogous#C97887, #C9BA78

Triadic#78C992, #9278C9

Split complementary#78C9BA, #7887C9

Tetradic#87C978, #78AFC9, #BA78C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EAE5

Lighter +20%#E6CDC1

Lighter +10%#D8AF9C

Darker −10%#BA7554

Darker −20%#9C5D3F

Darker −30%#784730

Darker −40%#543221

More saturated +25%#E18A60

Less saturated −25%#B19A90

Channel breakdown

R201

G146

B120

Red201 (78.8%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue19.26°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 92 · B 78

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Colour values

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