Colour

#C9986B

#C9986B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Burlywood

#C9986B is a orange with RGB values 201, 152, 107 and HSL 29°, 47%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

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HEX#C9986B

RGBrgb(201, 152, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5961, 0.4196

RGB percentages78.8%, 59.6%, 42%

HSLhsl(28.7, 46.5%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.7, 46.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 24.4%, 46.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,211,755

CSS custom property--colour: #C9986B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#366794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89B68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A66Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D78D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 12 Tan · ΔE 13.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.1 Peru · ΔE 19.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.5 Light salmon · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B9CC9

Analogous#C96B6D, #C9C76B

Triadic#6BC998, #986BC9

Split complementary#6BC9C7, #6B6DC9

Tetradic#6DC96B, #6B9CC9, #C76BC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E6DB

Lighter +20%#E4CCB6

Lighter +10%#D7B290

Darker −10%#BB7E46

Darker −20%#976537

Darker −30%#724C29

Darker −40%#4C331C

More saturated +25%#E29752

Less saturated −25%#B09984

Channel breakdown

R201

G152

B107

Red201 (78.8%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue28.72°

Saturation (HSL)46.53%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 98 · B 6B

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