#997542
A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.
About #997542
Visually, #997542 is defined as a moderate orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Peru. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 117 green, and 66 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 24% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 35.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#997542
RGB153, 117, 66
HSL35.2°, 39.7%, 42.9%
CMYK0%, 24%, 57%, 40%
HSV35.2°, 56.9%, 60.0%
LAB51.7, 7.9, 33.3
XYZ20.5, 19.9, 7.9
Decimal10057026
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.22:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.98:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.03:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #997542;
}
.text-color {
color: #997542;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #997542;
}