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Recognised as Colour

#CC8A2E

  • #CC8A2E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#CC8A2E is a orange with RGB values 204, 138, 46 and HSL 35°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#CC8A2E#CC8A2E
HEX#CC8A2E
RGBrgb(204, 138, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5412, 0.1804
RGB percentages80%, 54.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(34.9, 63.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.9, 77.5%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 77.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,404,718
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8A2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#3375D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A08E20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09E31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DE7A78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.5Sandy brown · ΔE 15.8Goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Chocolate · ΔE 20.7Orange · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E70CC
Analogous#CC3B2E, #BFCC2E
Triadic#2ECC8A, #8A2ECC
Split complementary#2EBFCC, #3B2ECC
Tetradic#2ECC3B, #2E70CC, #CC2EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E6D1
Lighter +30%#EBCFA8
Lighter +20%#E2B87E
Lighter +10%#D9A154
Darker −10%#A26E25
Darker −20%#79521B
Darker −30%#4F3612
Darker −40%#261908
More saturated +25%#EB8F0F
Less saturated −25%#AD854D

Channel breakdown

R204
G138
B46
Red204 (80%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue34.94°
Saturation (HSL)63.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 8A · B 2E

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