All About Color #C99540

#C99540

About #C99540

#C99540 is a medium orange color with the hex code #C99540. In RGB it is red 201, green 149, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 37°, saturation 56%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 26%, 68%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.67:1 on white and 7.86:1 on black.

#C99540 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, 95, 40
CMYK0.00%, 25.87%, 68.16%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 149, 64
HSL37°, 56%, 52%
RGB Octal311, 225, 100
HSV (HSB)37.23°, 68.16%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 10010101, 1000000
CIE-L*AB65.19, 11.02, 51.01
RGB Percent78.82%, 58.43%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH65.19, 52.19, 77.81
XYZ35.76, 34.28, 9.58
CIE-L*UV65.19, 41.80, 54.91
xyY0.45, 0.43, 34.28
Hunter-Lab58.55, 6.55, 31.28
RYB57.97%, 78.82%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C99540 on a dark background: contrast 7.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C99540 on a light background: contrast 2.67:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C99540, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C99540 · #DDBC88 · #876226 · #4075C9 · #88A9DD

Analogous palette

#C94075 · #C95040 · #C99540 · #B9C940 · #75C940

Triadic palette

#C99540 · #40C995 · #9540C9 · #DDBC88 · #88DDBC

Tetradic palette

#C99540 · #40C950 · #4075C9 · #C940B9 · #876226

Monochromatic palette

#583F19 · #936B2A · #C99540 · #DAB67C · #EBD7B7

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