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Colour

#CC8F00

  • #CC8F00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CC8F00 is a orange with RGB values 204, 143, 0 and HSL 42°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CC8F00#CC8F00
HEX#CC8F00
RGBrgb(204, 143, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5608, 0
RGB percentages80%, 56.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(42.1, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 100%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 29.9%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,405,952
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#3370FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A00Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DF7E79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 8.4Goldenrod · ΔE 8.8Orange · ΔE 18.3Peru · ΔE 22.2Dark orange · ΔE 24.8Sandy brown · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#003DCC
Analogous#CC2900, #A3CC00
Triadic#00CC8F, #8F00CC
Split complementary#00A3CC, #2900CC
Tetradic#00CC29, #003DCC, #CC00A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE199
Lighter +30%#FFD166
Lighter +20%#FFC233
Lighter +10%#FFB300
Darker −10%#996B00
Darker −20%#664800
Darker −30%#332400
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CC8F00
Less saturated −25%#B38519

Channel breakdown

R204
G143
B0
Red204 (80%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue42.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 8F · B 00

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