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Colour

#C9BBAD

  • #C9BBAD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#C9BBAD is a orange with RGB values 201, 187, 173 and HSL 30°, 21%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C9BBAD#C9BBAD
HEX#C9BBAD
RGBrgb(201, 187, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7333, 0.6784
RGB percentages78.8%, 73.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(30, 20.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 13.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 13.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,220,781
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BBAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#364452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0BBACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3BEADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CEB8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.3Dark grey · ΔE 11.9Light grey · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4Tan · ΔE 15.8Antique white · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBBC9
Analogous#C9ADAD, #C9C9AD
Triadic#ADC9BB, #BBADC9
Split complementary#ADC9C9, #ADADC9
Tetradic#ADC9AD, #ADBBC9, #C9ADC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EEEB
Lighter +10%#DDD5CC
Darker −10%#B5A28E
Darker −20%#A18870
Darker −30%#856F58
Darker −40%#675544
More saturated +25%#DABB9C
Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R201
G187
B173
Red201 (78.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)20.59%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G BB · B AD

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