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Recognised as Colour

#8A5910

  • #8A5910
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#8A5910 is a orange with RGB values 138, 89, 16 and HSL 36°, 79%, 30%. 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

#8A5910#8A5910
HEX#8A5910
RGBrgb(138, 89, 16)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.349, 0.0627
RGB percentages54.1%, 34.9%, 6.3%
HSLhsl(35.9, 79.2%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.9, 88.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 35.5%, 88.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,066,768
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5910;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#75A6EF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6A5C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#756813no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#974D4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#10418A
Analogous#8A1C10, #7E8A10
Triadic#108A59, #59108A
Split complementary#107E8A, #1C108A
Tetradic#108A1C, #10418A, #8A107E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EFBF77
Lighter +30%#EAA949
Lighter +20%#E5941B
Lighter +10%#B87615
Darker −10%#5C3C0B
Darker −20%#2F1E05
Darker −30%#010100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9A5C00
Less saturated −25%#775523

Channel breakdown

R138
G89
B16
Red138 (54.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue16 (6.3%)
Hue35.9°
Saturation (HSL)79.22%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 59 · B 10

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