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Recognised as Colour

#A38146

  • #A38146
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#A38146 is a orange with RGB values 163, 129, 70 and HSL 38°, 40%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#A38146#A38146
HEX#A38146
RGBrgb(163, 129, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5059, 0.2745
RGB percentages63.9%, 50.6%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(38.1, 39.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 57.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.9%, 57.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,715,462
CSS custom property--colour: #A38146;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5C7EB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8F8141no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#978A48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B07773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 20.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4668A3
Analogous#A35346, #97A346
Triadic#46A381, #8146A3
Split complementary#4697A3, #5246A3
Tetradic#46A352, #4668A3, #A34697

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E9DECC
Lighter +30%#DAC8A8
Lighter +20%#CAB185
Lighter +10%#BB9A61
Darker −10%#7F6537
Darker −20%#5C4927
Darker −30%#382C18
Darker −40%#141009
More saturated +25%#C08929
Less saturated −25%#867963

Channel breakdown

R163
G129
B70
Red163 (63.9%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue38.06°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 81 · B 46

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