Recognised as Colour

#462B0E

#462B0E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#462B0E is a orange with RGB values 70, 43, 14 and HSL 31°, 67%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#462B0E

RGBrgb(70, 43, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1686, 0.0549

RGB percentages27.5%, 16.9%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(31.1, 66.7%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.1, 80%, 27.5%)

CMYK0%, 38.6%, 80%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,598,542

CSS custom property--colour: #462B0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.02:1

Contrast with white13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B9D4F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#342D0Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A330Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4D2525no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 30 Black · ΔE 32.2 Sienna · ΔE 33.2 Dim grey · ΔE 34.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 30.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0E2946

Analogous#460F0E, #45460E

Triadic#0E462B, #2B0E46

Split complementary#0E4546, #0F0E46

Tetradic#0E460F, #0E2946, #460E45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DA9346

Lighter +30%#C57928

Lighter +20%#9B5F1F

Lighter +10%#714517

Darker −10%#1C1106

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#512B04

Less saturated −25%#3C2B19

Channel breakdown

R70

G43

B14

Red70 (27.5%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue31.07°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 46 · G 2B · B 0E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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