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Recognised as Colour

#885A2C

  • #885A2C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#885A2C is a orange with RGB values 136, 90, 44 and HSL 30°, 51%, 35%. 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

#885A2C#885A2C
HEX#885A2C
RGBrgb(136, 90, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3529, 0.1725
RGB percentages53.3%, 35.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(30, 51.1%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 67.6%, 53.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.8%, 67.6%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,935,980
CSS custom property--colour: #885A2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#77A5D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#695E27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#73682Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#945050no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2C5A88
Analogous#882C2C, #88882C
Triadic#2C885A, #5A2C88
Split complementary#2C8888, #2C2C88
Tetradic#2C882C, #2C5A88, #882C88

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E0C0A0
Lighter +30%#D4A679
Lighter +20%#C78D53
Lighter +10%#AF7338
Darker −10%#614020
Darker −20%#3B2713
Darker −30%#140D07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F5A15
Less saturated −25%#725A42

Channel breakdown

R136
G90
B44
Red136 (53.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 88 · G 5A · B 2C

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