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Recognised as Colour

#CB956D

  • #CB956D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CB956D is a orange with RGB values 203, 149, 109 and HSL 26°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CB956D#CB956D
HEX#CB956D
RGBrgb(203, 149, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5843, 0.4275
RGB percentages79.6%, 58.4%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(25.5, 47.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.5, 46.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 26.6%, 46.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,342,061
CSS custom property--colour: #CB956D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#346A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5996Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A56Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DA8A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.4Burlywood · ΔE 13.9Tan · ΔE 14.5Light salmon · ΔE 19.1Peru · ΔE 20.2Sandy brown · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DA3CB
Analogous#CB6D74, #CBC46D
Triadic#6DCB95, #956DCB
Split complementary#6DCBC4, #6D74CB
Tetradic#74CB6D, #6DA3CB, #C46DCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E7DE
Lighter +20%#E6CCB8
Lighter +10%#D8B093
Darker −10%#BE7A47
Darker −20%#9B6237
Darker −30%#754A2A
Darker −40%#50321C
More saturated +25%#E49154
Less saturated −25%#B29986

Channel breakdown

R203
G149
B109
Red203 (79.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue25.53°
Saturation (HSL)47.47%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 95 · B 6D

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