Colour
#C9BDA7
- #C9BDA7
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C9BDA7 is a orange with RGB values 201, 189, 167 and HSL 39°, 24%, 72%. 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
#C9BDA7#C9BDA7
HEX#C9BDA7
RGBrgb(201, 189, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7412, 0.6549
RGB percentages78.8%, 74.1%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(38.8, 23.9%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 16.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 16.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,221,287
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BDA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#364258
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7B3C9
Analogous#C9ACA7, #C4C9A7
Triadic#A7C9BD, #BDA7C9
Split complementary#A7C4C9, #ACA7C9
Tetradic#A7C9AC, #A7B3C9, #C9A7C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G189
B167
Red201 (78.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue38.82°
Saturation (HSL)23.94%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G BD · B A7
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