Recognised as Colour

#C99F4D

#C99F4D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#C99F4D is a orange with RGB values 201, 159, 77 and HSL 40°, 53%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#C99F4D#C99F4D

HEX#C99F4D

RGBrgb(201, 159, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6235, 0.302

RGB percentages78.8%, 62.4%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(39.7, 53.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 61.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 20.9%, 61.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,213,517

CSS custom property--colour: #C99F4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#3660B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19F45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAA50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D9928Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 16.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 17.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.3 Burlywood · ΔE 20 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D77C9

Analogous#C9614D, #B5C94D

Triadic#4DC99F, #9F4DC9

Split complementary#4DB5C9, #614DC9

Tetradic#4DC961, #4D77C9, #C94DB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3EA

Lighter +30%#EDDEC2

Lighter +20%#E1C99B

Lighter +10%#D5B474

Darker −10%#AE8535

Darker −20%#876729

Darker −30%#60491D

Darker −40%#392B11

More saturated +25%#E6A830

Less saturated −25%#AC966A

Channel breakdown

R201

G159

B77

Red201 (78.8%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue39.68°

Saturation (HSL)53.45%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9F · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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