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Recognised as Colour

#A27521

  • #A27521
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A27521 is a orange with RGB values 162, 117, 33 and HSL 39°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A27521#A27521
HEX#A27521
RGBrgb(162, 117, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4588, 0.1294
RGB percentages63.5%, 45.9%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(39.1, 66.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 79.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 27.8%, 79.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,646,817
CSS custom property--colour: #A27521;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#5D8ADE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#867612no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#918225no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B16865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Peru · ΔE 14.9Olive · ΔE 23.8Saddle brown · ΔE 24Sandy brown · ΔE 25.4Sienna · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#214EA2
Analogous#A23421, #8FA221
Triadic#21A275, #7521A2
Split complementary#218FA2, #3421A2
Tetradic#21A234, #214EA2, #A2218F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD3A3
Lighter +30%#E4BE78
Lighter +20%#DBAA4E
Lighter +10%#CC942A
Darker −10%#785618
Darker −20%#4D3810
Darker −30%#231907
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA7C09
Less saturated −25%#8A6E39

Channel breakdown

R162
G117
B33
Red162 (63.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue39.07°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 75 · B 21

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