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Recognised as Colour

#A38549

  • #A38549
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A38549 is a orange with RGB values 163, 133, 73 and HSL 40°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A38549#A38549
HEX#A38549
RGBrgb(163, 133, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5216, 0.2863
RGB percentages63.9%, 52.2%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(40, 38.1%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 55.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.4%, 55.2%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,716,489
CSS custom property--colour: #A38549;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5C7AB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#928544no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8C4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AF7B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 20.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4967A3
Analogous#A35849, #94A349
Triadic#49A385, #8549A3
Split complementary#4994A3, #5849A3
Tetradic#49A358, #4967A3, #A34994

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E9E0CF
Lighter +30%#DACAAB
Lighter +20%#CAB488
Lighter +10%#BA9E65
Darker −10%#806839
Darker −20%#5D4C29
Darker −30%#392F1A
Darker −40%#16120A
More saturated +25%#C18F2C
Less saturated −25%#857B66

Channel breakdown

R163
G133
B73
Red163 (63.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)38.14%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 85 · B 49

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