Recognised as Colour
#CC981E
- #CC981E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CC981E is a orange with RGB values 204, 152, 30 and HSL 42°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CC981E#CC981E
HEX#CC981E
RGBrgb(204, 152, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5961, 0.1176
RGB percentages80%, 59.6%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(42.1, 74.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 85.3%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 25.5%, 85.3%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,408,286
CSS custom property--colour: #CC981E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#3367E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E52CC
Analogous#CC411E, #A9CC1E
Triadic#1ECC98, #981ECC
Split complementary#1EA9CC, #411ECC
Tetradic#1ECC41, #1E52CC, #CC1EA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G152
B30
Red204 (80%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue42.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 98 · B 1E
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