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Recognised as Colour

#C9A059

  • #C9A059
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#C9A059 is a orange with RGB values 201, 160, 89 and HSL 38°, 51%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#C9A059#C9A059
HEX#C9A059
RGBrgb(201, 160, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6275, 0.349
RGB percentages78.8%, 62.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(38, 50.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 55.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 20.4%, 55.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,213,785
CSS custom property--colour: #C9A059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#365FA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A053no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBAB5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D8948Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 15.2Dark khaki · ΔE 16.7Peru · ΔE 16.9Sandy brown · ΔE 17.8Tan · ΔE 19.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5982C9
Analogous#C96859, #BAC959
Triadic#59C9A0, #A059C9
Split complementary#59BAC9, #6859C9
Tetradic#59C968, #5982C9, #C959BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF8F3
Lighter +30%#EFE2CC
Lighter +20%#E2CCA6
Lighter +10%#D6B67F
Darker −10%#B4883B
Darker −20%#8E6B2E
Darker −30%#674E22
Darker −40%#413115
More saturated +25%#E4A73D
Less saturated −25%#AD9975

Channel breakdown

R201
G160
B89
Red201 (78.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue38.04°
Saturation (HSL)50.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G A0 · B 59

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