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Recognised as Colour

#C9BCAD

  • #C9BCAD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#C9BCAD is a orange with RGB values 201, 188, 173 and HSL 32°, 21%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C9BCAD#C9BCAD
HEX#C9BCAD
RGBrgb(201, 188, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7373, 0.6784
RGB percentages78.8%, 73.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(32.1, 20.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.1, 13.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 13.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,221,037
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BCAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#364352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1BCACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BFADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CEB9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.5Light grey · ΔE 12.2Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4Tan · ΔE 15.6Antique white · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBAC9
Analogous#C9AEAD, #C8C9AD
Triadic#ADC9BC, #BCADC9
Split complementary#ADC8C9, #AEADC9
Tetradic#ADC9AE, #ADBAC9, #C9ADC8

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%#B5A38E
Darker −20%#A18A70
Darker −30%#857058
Darker −40%#675644
More saturated +25%#DABD9C
Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R201
G188
B173
Red201 (78.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue32.14°
Saturation (HSL)20.59%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G BC · B AD

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