Colour

#CC5B00

#CC5B00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#CC5B00 is a orange with RGB values 204, 91, 0 and HSL 27°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#CC5B00#CC5B00

HEX#CC5B00

RGBrgb(204, 91, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3569, 0

RGB percentages80%, 35.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(26.8, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.8, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 55.4%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,392,640

CSS custom property--colour: #CC5B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#33A4FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C6C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#988600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E13F4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 7.3 Coral · ΔE 20.9 Dark orange · ΔE 22.7 Tomato · ΔE 24.5 Peru · ΔE 25.8 Orange red · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0071CC

Analogous#CC000B, #CCC100

Triadic#00CC5B, #5B00CC

Split complementary#00CCC1, #000BCC

Tetradic#0BCC00, #0071CC, #C100CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC699

Lighter +30%#FFAA66

Lighter +20%#FF8E33

Lighter +10%#FF7200

Darker −10%#994400

Darker −20%#662D00

Darker −30%#331700

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC5B00

Less saturated −25%#B35E19

Channel breakdown

R204

G91

Red204 (80%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue26.76°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 5B · B 00

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