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Recognised as Colour

#A46A00

  • #A46A00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A46A00 is a orange with RGB values 164, 106, 0 and HSL 39°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A46A00#A46A00
HEX#A46A00
RGBrgb(164, 106, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4157, 0
RGB percentages64.3%, 41.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(38.8, 100%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 100%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 35.4%, 100%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,775,040
CSS custom property--colour: #A46A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#5B95FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E6E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C7C06no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B45B5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.8Peru · ΔE 15.9Chocolate · ΔE 21.7Saddle brown · ΔE 22.6Goldenrod · ΔE 25.4Sienna · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#003AA4
Analogous#A41800, #8CA400
Triadic#00A46A, #6A00A4
Split complementary#008CA4, #1800A4
Tetradic#00A418, #003AA4, #A4008C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFCD71
Lighter +30%#FFBB3E
Lighter +20%#FFA90B
Lighter +10%#D78B00
Darker −10%#714900
Darker −20%#3E2800
Darker −30%#0B0700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A46A00
Less saturated −25%#906414

Channel breakdown

R164
G106
B0
Red164 (64.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue38.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 6A · B 00

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