Recognised as Colour

#A4843C

#A4843C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#A4843C is a orange with RGB values 164, 132, 60 and HSL 42°, 46%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#A4843C

RGBrgb(164, 132, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5176, 0.2353

RGB percentages64.3%, 51.8%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(41.5, 46.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.5, 63.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 19.5%, 63.4%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,781,756

CSS custom property--colour: #A4843C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#5B7BC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938335no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8C3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B17974no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 19 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.1 Olive · ΔE 22.5 Burlywood · ΔE 24 Tan · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3C5CA4

Analogous#A4503C, #90A43C

Triadic#3CA484, #843CA4

Split complementary#3C90A4, #503CA4

Tetradic#3CA450, #3C5CA4, #A43C90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9DDC3

Lighter +30%#DBC89E

Lighter +20%#CEB378

Lighter +10%#C09E53

Darker −10%#7F662E

Darker −20%#594821

Darker −30%#342A13

Darker −40%#0F0C05

More saturated +25%#C08F20

Less saturated −25%#887958

Channel breakdown

R164

G132

B60

Red164 (64.3%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue41.54°

Saturation (HSL)46.43%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 84 · B 3C

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