Russet Color

Russet is a dark brown color that represents the russet cloth. The cloth is made of wool and dyed with woad and madder to give it a subdued grey or brown shade.

What color is Russet?

Russet color belongs to the Brown color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Russet is #80461B, and the RGB color code is RGB(128, 70, 27).

In the RGB color model, Russet has a red value of 128, a green value of 70, and a blue value of 27. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 45.3% magenta, 78.9% yellow, and 49.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 25.5° (degrees), 65.2 % saturation, and 30.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Russet has a hue of 25.5° (degrees), 78.9 % saturation and 50.2 % brightness/value.

Russet is cool or warm?

The color Russet is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Russet? (For interior and product design)

Russet has an LRV of nearly 9. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Is Russet Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Russet meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

• Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
• Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.