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Colour

#CC8A00

  • #CC8A00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CC8A00 is a orange with RGB values 204, 138, 0 and HSL 41°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CC8A00#CC8A00
HEX#CC8A00
RGBrgb(204, 138, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5412, 0
RGB percentages80%, 54.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(40.6, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.6, 100%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,404,672
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#3375FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A28E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19E0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#DF7875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9Goldenrod · ΔE 11.5Orange · ΔE 18.3Peru · ΔE 20.5Dark orange · ΔE 22.9Chocolate · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0042CC
Analogous#CC2400, #A8CC00
Triadic#00CC8A, #8A00CC
Split complementary#00A8CC, #2400CC
Tetradic#00CC24, #0042CC, #CC00A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDE99
Lighter +30%#FFCD66
Lighter +20%#FFBD33
Lighter +10%#FFAC00
Darker −10%#996700
Darker −20%#664500
Darker −30%#332200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CC8A00
Less saturated −25%#B38119

Channel breakdown

R204
G138
B0
Red204 (80%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue40.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 8A · B 00

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