Recognised as Colour

#CC9D3C

#CC9D3C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CC9D3C is a orange with RGB values 204, 157, 60 and HSL 40°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CC9D3C#CC9D3C

HEX#CC9D3C

RGBrgb(204, 157, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6157, 0.2353

RGB percentages80%, 61.6%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(40.4, 58.5%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 70.6%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 23%, 70.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,409,596

CSS custom property--colour: #CC9D3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#3362C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19D2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA940no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DD8F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 13.9 Peru · ΔE 16.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.8 Olive · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3C6BCC

Analogous#CC553C, #B3CC3C

Triadic#3CCC9D, #9D3CCC

Split complementary#3CB3CC, #553CCC

Tetradic#3CCC55, #3C6BCC, #CC3CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6EEDE

Lighter +30%#ECDAB5

Lighter +20%#E1C68D

Lighter +10%#D7B164

Darker −10%#A9802C

Darker −20%#806122

Darker −30%#584317

Darker −40%#30240C

More saturated +25%#EBA81D

Less saturated −25%#AD925B

Channel breakdown

R204

G157

B60

Red204 (80%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue40.42°

Saturation (HSL)58.54%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 9D · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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