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Colour

#8A3E00

  • #8A3E00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#8A3E00 is a orange with RGB values 138, 62, 0 and HSL 27°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#8A3E00#8A3E00
HEX#8A3E00
RGBrgb(138, 62, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2431, 0
RGB percentages54.1%, 24.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(27, 100%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27, 100%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 100%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,059,840
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#75C1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#544900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#675B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#982C34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 6.4Sienna · ΔE 13.4Maroon · ΔE 22.8Dark red · ΔE 23.4Chocolate · ΔE 24Brown · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#004C8A
Analogous#8A0007, #8A8300
Triadic#008A3E, #3E008A
Split complementary#008A83, #00078A
Tetradic#078A00, #004C8A, #83008A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA257
Lighter +30%#FF8624
Lighter +20%#F06C00
Lighter +10%#BD5500
Darker −10%#572700
Darker −20%#241000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A3E00
Less saturated −25%#794011

Channel breakdown

R138
G62
B0
Red138 (54.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue26.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3E · B 00

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