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Recognised as Colour

#CC9D8A

  • #CC9D8A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC9D8A is a orange with RGB values 204, 157, 138 and HSL 17°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC9D8A#CC9D8A
HEX#CC9D8A
RGBrgb(204, 157, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6157, 0.5412
RGB percentages80%, 61.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(17.3, 39.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 32.4%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 23%, 32.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,409,674
CSS custom property--colour: #CC9D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#336275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A289no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4AB8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D89698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5Tan · ΔE 14Dark salmon · ΔE 17.4Burlywood · ΔE 17.6Light pink · ΔE 21.5Pink · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AB9CC
Analogous#CC8A98, #CCBE8A
Triadic#8ACC9D, #9D8ACC
Split complementary#8ACCBE, #8A98CC
Tetradic#98CC8A, #8AB9CC, #BE8ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6F5
Lighter +20%#EBD9D1
Lighter +10%#DBBBAE
Darker −10%#BD7F66
Darker −20%#A76449
Darker −30%#844F39
Darker −40%#603A2A
More saturated +25%#E19475
Less saturated −25%#B7A69F

Channel breakdown

R204
G157
B138
Red204 (80%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue17.27°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 9D · B 8A

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