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Recognised as Colour

#A15A22

  • #A15A22
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#A15A22 is a orange with RGB values 161, 90, 34 and HSL 26°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#A15A22#A15A22
HEX#A15A22
RGBrgb(161, 90, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3529, 0.1333
RGB percentages63.1%, 35.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(26.5, 65.1%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.5, 78.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 78.9%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,574,370
CSS custom property--colour: #A15A22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#5EA5DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6F621Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#807222no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#B04B4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2269A1
Analogous#A12229, #A19A22
Triadic#22A15A, #5A22A1
Split complementary#22A19A, #2229A1
Tetradic#29A122, #2269A1, #9A22A1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECC3A3
Lighter +30%#E3A879
Lighter +20%#DA8C4F
Lighter +10%#CB722B
Darker −10%#774219
Darker −20%#4D2B10
Darker −30%#231307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B9570A
Less saturated −25%#895D3A

Channel breakdown

R161
G90
B34
Red161 (63.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue26.46°
Saturation (HSL)65.13%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 5A · B 22

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