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Recognised as Colour

#A16236

  • #A16236
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#A16236 is a orange with RGB values 161, 98, 54 and HSL 25°, 50%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#A16236#A16236
HEX#A16236
RGBrgb(161, 98, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3843, 0.2118
RGB percentages63.1%, 38.4%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(24.7, 49.8%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.7, 66.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 66.5%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,576,438
CSS custom property--colour: #A16236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#5E9DC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#746932no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#837736no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B05558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3675A1
Analogous#A1363F, #A19836
Triadic#36A162, #6236A1
Split complementary#36A198, #363FA1
Tetradic#3FA136, #3675A1, #9836A1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E8CDBB
Lighter +30%#DBB295
Lighter +20%#CF966E
Lighter +10%#C27A48
Darker −10%#7B4B29
Darker −20%#55341C
Darker −30%#2E1C10
Darker −40%#080503
More saturated +25%#BC5D1B
Less saturated −25%#866751

Channel breakdown

R161
G98
B54
Red161 (63.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue24.67°
Saturation (HSL)49.77%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 62 · B 36

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