Colour

#8D5700

#8D5700
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#8D5700 is a orange with RGB values 141, 87, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 28%. 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

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HEX#8D5700

RGBrgb(141, 87, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3412, 0

RGB percentages55.3%, 34.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(37, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 38.3%, 100%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,262,848

CSS custom property--colour: #8D5700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#72A8FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#695B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#766803no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#9B4A49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 14.3 Sienna · ΔE 19.6 Peru · ΔE 20.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Chocolate · ΔE 25.5 Olive · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00368D

Analogous#8D1000, #7D8D00

Triadic#008D57, #57008D

Split complementary#007D8D, #11008D

Tetradic#008D10, #00368D, #8D007D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFC05A

Lighter +30%#FFAC27

Lighter +20%#F39600

Lighter +10%#C07600

Darker −10%#5A3800

Darker −20%#271800

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D5700

Less saturated −25%#7B5312

Channel breakdown

R141

G87

Red141 (55.3%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue37.02°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 57 · B 00

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