Recognised as Colour

#9F8856

#9F8856
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#9F8856 is a orange with RGB values 159, 136, 86 and HSL 41°, 30%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#9F8856

RGBrgb(159, 136, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5333, 0.3373

RGB percentages62.4%, 53.3%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(41.1, 29.8%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 45.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 14.5%, 45.9%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,455,126

CSS custom property--colour: #9F8856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#6077A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#998D58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AA807Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 18.4 Burlywood · ΔE 20 Dark khaki · ΔE 21 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.7 Peru · ΔE 26.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#566D9F

Analogous#9F6356, #929F56

Triadic#569F88, #88569F

Split complementary#56929F, #63569F

Tetradic#569F63, #566D9F, #9F5692

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE4D7

Lighter +30%#D8CDB6

Lighter +20%#C6B695

Lighter +10%#B4A074

Darker −10%#7E6C44

Darker −20%#5D4F32

Darker −30%#3C3320

Darker −40%#1B170E

More saturated +25%#BE9337

Less saturated −25%#807D75

Channel breakdown

R159

G136

B86

Red159 (62.4%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue41.1°

Saturation (HSL)29.8%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 88 · B 56

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