Recognised as Colour
#835E1D
- #835E1D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#835E1D is a orange with RGB values 131, 94, 29 and HSL 38°, 64%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#835E1D#835E1D
HEX#835E1D
RGBrgb(131, 94, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3686, 0.1137
RGB percentages51.4%, 36.9%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(38.2, 63.7%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.2, 77.9%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 77.9%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,609,309
CSS custom property--colour: #835E1D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#7CA1E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D4283
Analogous#832B1D, #75831D
Triadic#1D835E, #5E1D83
Split complementary#1D7583, #2B1D83
Tetradic#1D832B, #1D4283, #831D75
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G94
B29
Red131 (51.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue38.24°
Saturation (HSL)63.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 5E · B 1D
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