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Recognised as Colour

#A18D6B

  • #A18D6B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A18D6B is a orange with RGB values 161, 141, 107 and HSL 38°, 22%, 53%. 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

#A18D6B#A18D6B
HEX#A18D6B
RGBrgb(161, 141, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5529, 0.4196
RGB percentages63.1%, 55.3%, 42%
HSLhsl(37.8, 22.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 33.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 33.5%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,587,499
CSS custom property--colour: #A18D6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5E7294

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#968D69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B926Cno 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 17.7 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 text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6B7FA1
Analogous#A1726B, #9AA16B
Triadic#6BA18D, #8D6BA1
Split complementary#6B9AA1, #726BA1
Tetradic#6BA172, #6B7FA1, #A16B9A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F0EDE8
Lighter +30%#DCD5C9
Lighter +20%#C9BDA9
Lighter +10%#B5A58A
Darker −10%#857354
Darker −20%#665840
Darker −30%#463D2D
Darker −40%#272219
More saturated +25%#BF954D
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R161
G141
B107
Red161 (63.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue37.78°
Saturation (HSL)22.31%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 8D · B 6B

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