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Recognised as Colour

#A18D6A

  • #A18D6A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A18D6A is a orange with RGB values 161, 141, 106 and HSL 38°, 23%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A18D6A#A18D6A
HEX#A18D6A
RGBrgb(161, 141, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5529, 0.4157
RGB percentages63.1%, 55.3%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(38.2, 22.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.2, 34.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 34.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,587,498
CSS custom property--colour: #A18D6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5E7295

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#968D68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B926Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AA8784no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6A7EA1
Analogous#A1726A, #9AA16A
Triadic#6AA18D, #8D6AA1
Split complementary#6A99A1, #726AA1
Tetradic#6AA172, #6A7EA1, #A16A99

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F0EDE7
Lighter +30%#DCD5C8
Lighter +20%#C8BDA9
Lighter +10%#B5A589
Darker −10%#847354
Darker −20%#655840
Darker −30%#463D2C
Darker −40%#272118
More saturated +25%#BF954C
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R161
G141
B106
Red161 (63.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue38.18°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 8D · B 6A

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