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Recognised as Colour

#9F835A

  • #9F835A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#9F835A is a orange with RGB values 159, 131, 90 and HSL 36°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#9F835A#9F835A
HEX#9F835A
RGBrgb(159, 131, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5137, 0.3529
RGB percentages62.4%, 51.4%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(35.7, 27.7%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.7, 43.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 43.4%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,453,850
CSS custom property--colour: #9F835A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#607CA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E8357no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#958A5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AA7B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 18.6Burlywood · ΔE 21Rosy brown · ΔE 24.1Dark khaki · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 26.8Dark salmon · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 18.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A769F
Analogous#9F605A, #999F5A
Triadic#5A9F83, #835A9F
Split complementary#5A999F, #615A9F
Tetradic#5A9F61, #5A769F, #9F5A99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE4DB
Lighter +30%#D8CCBA
Lighter +20%#C6B499
Lighter +10%#B39B79
Darker −10%#7E6848
Darker −20%#5E4D35
Darker −30%#3D3323
Darker −40%#1D1810
More saturated +25%#BE893B
Less saturated −25%#807D79

Channel breakdown

R159
G131
B90
Red159 (62.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue35.65°
Saturation (HSL)27.71%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 83 · B 5A

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