Recognised as Colour
#C99D1B
- #C99D1B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C99D1B is a orange with RGB values 201, 157, 27 and HSL 45°, 76%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C99D1B#C99D1B
HEX#C99D1B
RGBrgb(201, 157, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6157, 0.1059
RGB percentages78.8%, 61.6%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(44.8, 76.3%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.8, 86.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 21.9%, 86.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,212,955
CSS custom property--colour: #C99D1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#3662E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B47C9
Analogous#C9461B, #9EC91B
Triadic#1BC99D, #9D1BC9
Split complementary#1B9EC9, #461BC9
Tetradic#1BC946, #1B47C9, #C91B9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G157
B27
Red201 (78.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue44.83°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 9D · B 1B
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