Recognised as Colour

#CA9C4C

#CA9C4C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#CA9C4C is a orange with RGB values 202, 156, 76 and HSL 38°, 54%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#CA9C4C#CA9C4C

HEX#CA9C4C

RGBrgb(202, 156, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6118, 0.298

RGB percentages79.2%, 61.2%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(38.1, 54.3%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 62.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 22.8%, 62.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,278,284

CSS custom property--colour: #CA9C4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#3563B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AE9D44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A84Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DA8F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 14.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 16.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.1 Burlywood · ΔE 20.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C7ACA

Analogous#CA5D4C, #B9CA4C

Triadic#4CCA9C, #9C4CCA

Split complementary#4CB9CA, #5D4CCA

Tetradic#4CCA5D, #4C7ACA, #CA4CB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F3E9

Lighter +30%#EDDDC2

Lighter +20%#E1C89B

Lighter +10%#D6B273

Darker −10%#AF8234

Darker −20%#886528

Darker −30%#60481D

Darker −40%#392A11

More saturated +25%#E7A42F

Less saturated −25%#AD9469

Channel breakdown

R202

G156

B76

Red202 (79.2%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue38.1°

Saturation (HSL)54.31%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 9C · B 4C

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Ca9C4C (chemical formula)

Formula
420.757 g/mol
14 atoms

Ca9C4C has a molar mass of 420.757 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × Ca, 5 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass420.757 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.9868344 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.4312634 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ca85.7%

C14.3%

Calcium (Ca × 9)360.702 g/mol, 85.727%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 14.273%

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