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Recognised as Colour

#CB8A63

  • #CB8A63
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CB8A63 is a orange with RGB values 203, 138, 99 and HSL 22°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CB8A63#CB8A63
HEX#CB8A63
RGBrgb(203, 138, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5412, 0.3882
RGB percentages79.6%, 54.1%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(22.5, 50%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 51.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 51.2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,339,235
CSS custom property--colour: #CB8A63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#34759C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AB9E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DB7E80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.7Light salmon · ΔE 16.4Peru · ΔE 17.2Burlywood · ΔE 19.3Sandy brown · ΔE 19.4Tan · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63A4CB
Analogous#CB6370, #CBBE63
Triadic#63CB8A, #8A63CB
Split complementary#63CBBE, #6370CB
Tetradic#70CB63, #63A4CB, #BE63CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFC
Lighter +30%#F1E0D6
Lighter +20%#E5C3B0
Lighter +10%#D8A789
Darker −10%#BC6E3F
Darker −20%#965832
Darker −30%#704125
Darker −40%#4A2B19
More saturated +25%#E58449
Less saturated −25%#B1917D

Channel breakdown

R203
G138
B99
Red203 (79.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue22.5°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 8A · B 63

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