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Recognised as Colour

#7E5506

  • #7E5506
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#7E5506 is a orange with RGB values 126, 85, 6 and HSL 40°, 91%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#7E5506#7E5506
HEX#7E5506
RGBrgb(126, 85, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3333, 0.0235
RGB percentages49.4%, 33.3%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(39.5, 90.9%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.5, 95.2%, 49.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 95.2%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,279,302
CSS custom property--colour: #7E5506;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#81AAF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#645700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D610Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8A4A48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#062F7E
Analogous#7E1906, #6B7E06
Triadic#067E55, #55067E
Split complementary#066B7E, #19067E
Tetradic#067E19, #062F7E, #7E066B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F7C159
Lighter +30%#F5AF28
Lighter +20%#DF970B
Lighter +10%#AF7608
Darker −10%#4D3404
Darker −20%#1D1301
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#845700
Less saturated −25%#6E5017

Channel breakdown

R126
G85
B6
Red126 (49.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue39.5°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7E · G 55 · B 06

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