#C59957
A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.
About #C59957
When working with digital screens, the color #C59957 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Peru. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 153, 87).
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 22% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C59957
RGB197, 153, 87
HSL36.0°, 48.7%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 22%, 56%, 23%
HSV36.0°, 55.8%, 77.3%
LAB66.0, 8.7, 40.6
XYZ36.1, 35.3, 13.9
Decimal12949847
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.07:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C59957;
}
.text-color {
color: #C59957;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C59957;
}