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Recognised as Colour

#A38943

  • #A38943
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A38943 is a orange with RGB values 163, 137, 67 and HSL 44°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A38943#A38943
HEX#A38943
RGBrgb(163, 137, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5373, 0.2627
RGB percentages63.9%, 53.7%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(43.8, 41.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.8, 58.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 58.9%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,507
CSS custom property--colour: #A38943;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5C76BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#97873Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8F46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AF7F79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 18.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#435DA3
Analogous#A35943, #8DA343
Triadic#43A389, #8943A3
Split complementary#438DA3, #5943A3
Tetradic#43A359, #435DA3, #A3438D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E9E0C9
Lighter +30%#DACCA5
Lighter +20%#CBB781
Lighter +10%#BCA25D
Darker −10%#7F6B34
Darker −20%#5B4C25
Darker −30%#372E16
Darker −40%#120F08
More saturated +25%#C09626
Less saturated −25%#867C60

Channel breakdown

R163
G137
B67
Red163 (63.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue43.75°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 89 · B 43

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