Colour

#A2856E

#A2856E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A2856E is a orange with RGB values 162, 133, 110 and HSL 27°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A2856E

RGBrgb(162, 133, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5216, 0.4314

RGB percentages63.5%, 52.2%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(26.5, 21.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.5, 32.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 17.9%, 32.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,650,990

CSS custom property--colour: #A2856E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#5D7A91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E876Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#958D6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AB7F7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 18.7 Tan · ΔE 19.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 22.5 Burlywood · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E8BA2

Analogous#A26E71, #A29F6E

Triadic#6EA285, #856EA2

Split complementary#6EA29F, #6E71A2

Tetradic#71A26E, #6E8BA2, #9F6EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EEEA

Lighter +30%#DED3CB

Lighter +20%#CAB9AC

Lighter +10%#B69F8D

Darker −10%#876C56

Darker −20%#685342

Darker −30%#493A2F

Darker −40%#29211B

More saturated +25%#C08250

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R162

G133

B110

Red162 (63.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue26.54°

Saturation (HSL)21.85%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 85 · B 6E

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