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Recognised as Colour

#A35F42

  • #A35F42
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#A35F42 is a orange with RGB values 163, 95, 66 and HSL 18°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#A35F42#A35F42
HEX#A35F42
RGBrgb(163, 95, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3725, 0.2588
RGB percentages63.9%, 37.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(17.9, 42.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.9, 59.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 41.7%, 59.5%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,706,754
CSS custom property--colour: #A35F42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#5CA0BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#71683Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#817641no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B15358no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4286A3
Analogous#A34256, #A38F42
Triadic#42A35F, #5F42A3
Split complementary#42A38F, #4256A3
Tetradic#56A342, #4286A3, #8F42A3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E9D2C8
Lighter +30%#DAB4A4
Lighter +20%#CB9680
Lighter +10%#BD785B
Darker −10%#7F4A33
Darker −20%#5A3525
Darker −30%#362016
Darker −40%#120A07
More saturated +25%#C05325
Less saturated −25%#866B5F

Channel breakdown

R163
G95
B66
Red163 (63.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue17.94°
Saturation (HSL)42.36%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 5F · B 42

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