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Recognised as Colour

#8A5801

  • #8A5801
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#8A5801 is a orange with RGB values 138, 88, 1 and HSL 38°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#8A5801#8A5801
HEX#8A5801
RGBrgb(138, 88, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3451, 0.0039
RGB percentages54.1%, 34.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(38.1, 98.6%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 99.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.2%, 99.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,066,497
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5801;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#75A7FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#695C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#756705no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#974B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#01338A
Analogous#8A1301, #778A01
Triadic#018A58, #58018A
Split complementary#01778A, #14018A
Tetradic#018A14, #01338A, #8A0177

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEC259
Lighter +30%#FDAF27
Lighter +20%#EF9902
Lighter +10%#BD7801
Darker −10%#573801
Darker −20%#251700
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B5800
Less saturated −25%#795312

Channel breakdown

R138
G88
B1
Red138 (54.1%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue38.1°
Saturation (HSL)98.56%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 58 · B 01

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