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Recognised as Colour

#CC8A07

  • #CC8A07
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CC8A07 is a orange with RGB values 204, 138, 7 and HSL 40°, 93%, 41%. 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

#CC8A07#CC8A07
HEX#CC8A07
RGBrgb(204, 138, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5412, 0.0275
RGB percentages80%, 54.1%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(39.9, 93.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.9, 96.6%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 96.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,404,679
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8A07;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3103WCAG 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 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3375F8

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A28E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19E12no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DF7975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0749CC
Analogous#CC2707, #ACCC07
Triadic#07CC8A, #8A07CC
Split complementary#07ACCC, #2707CC
Tetradic#07CC27, #0749CC, #CC07AC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCDEA3
Lighter +30%#FACC72
Lighter +20%#F8BB41
Lighter +10%#F7A90F
Darker −10%#9B6905
Darker −20%#694704
Darker −30%#382602
Darker −40%#070500
More saturated +25%#D38C00
Less saturated −25%#B28121

Channel breakdown

R204
G138
B7
Red204 (80%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue39.9°
Saturation (HSL)93.36%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 8A · B 07

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