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Recognised as Colour

#A37535

  • #A37535
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#A37535 is a orange with RGB values 163, 117, 53 and HSL 35°, 51%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#A37535#A37535
HEX#A37535
RGBrgb(163, 117, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4588, 0.2078
RGB percentages63.9%, 45.9%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(34.9, 50.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.9, 67.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 67.5%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,712,373
CSS custom property--colour: #A37535;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#5C8ACA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85772Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#908237no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B16967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15Sienna · ΔE 20.8Saddle brown · ΔE 21.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.3Sandy brown · ΔE 24.8Burlywood · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3563A3
Analogous#A33E35, #9AA335
Triadic#35A375, #7535A3
Split complementary#359AA3, #3E35A3
Tetradic#35A33E, #3563A3, #A3359A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9D6BB
Lighter +30%#DCBE95
Lighter +20%#D0A76E
Lighter +10%#C39048
Darker −10%#7D5928
Darker −20%#563E1C
Darker −30%#30220F
Darker −40%#090603
More saturated +25%#BE791A
Less saturated −25%#887150

Channel breakdown

R163
G117
B53
Red163 (63.9%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue34.91°
Saturation (HSL)50.93%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 75 · B 35

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