Recognised as Colour

#A18B5E

#A18B5E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#A18B5E is a orange with RGB values 161, 139, 94 and HSL 40°, 26%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A18B5E#A18B5E

HEX#A18B5E

RGBrgb(161, 139, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5451, 0.3686

RGB percentages63.1%, 54.5%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(40.3, 26.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.3, 41.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 13.7%, 41.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,586,974

CSS custom property--colour: #A18B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#5E74A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968A5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B905Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AB8480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 16.7 Burlywood · ΔE 19.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 26 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E74A1

Analogous#A1695E, #96A15E

Triadic#5EA18B, #8B5EA1

Split complementary#5E96A1, #695EA1

Tetradic#5EA169, #5E74A1, #A15E96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE8DF

Lighter +30%#D9D1BF

Lighter +20%#C7B99E

Lighter +10%#B4A27E

Darker −10%#816F4B

Darker −20%#615338

Darker −30%#403826

Darker −40%#201C13

More saturated +25%#C1963E

Less saturated −25%#81807E

Channel breakdown

R161

G139

B94

Red161 (63.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue40.3°

Saturation (HSL)26.27%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 8B · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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