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Recognised as Colour

#CA9E4C

  • #CA9E4C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#CA9E4C is a orange with RGB values 202, 158, 76 and HSL 39°, 54%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#CA9E4C#CA9E4C
HEX#CA9E4C
RGBrgb(202, 158, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6196, 0.298
RGB percentages79.2%, 62%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(39, 54.3%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39, 62.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 62.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,278,796
CSS custom property--colour: #CA9E4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#3561B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09E44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA94Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DA918Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15.3Sandy brown · ΔE 17Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17Dark khaki · ΔE 19.2Burlywood · ΔE 20.4Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C78CA
Analogous#CA5F4C, #B7CA4C
Triadic#4CCA9E, #9E4CCA
Split complementary#4CB7CA, #5F4CCA
Tetradic#4CCA5F, #4C78CA, #CA4CB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F3E9
Lighter +30%#EDDEC2
Lighter +20%#E1C99B
Lighter +10%#D6B373
Darker −10%#AF8434
Darker −20%#886628
Darker −30%#60491D
Darker −40%#392B11
More saturated +25%#E7A72F
Less saturated −25%#AD9569

Channel breakdown

R202
G158
B76
Red202 (79.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue39.05°
Saturation (HSL)54.31%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 9E · B 4C

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