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Colour

#A48F5E

  • #A48F5E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A48F5E is a orange with RGB values 164, 143, 94 and HSL 42°, 28%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A48F5E#A48F5E
HEX#A48F5E
RGBrgb(164, 143, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5608, 0.3686
RGB percentages64.3%, 56.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(42, 27.8%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 42.7%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 42.7%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,784,606
CSS custom property--colour: #A48F5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5B70A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8E5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9460no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 16Burlywood · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 19.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.7Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8Peru · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E73A4
Analogous#A46C5E, #96A45E
Triadic#5EA48F, #8F5EA4
Split complementary#5E96A4, #6C5EA4
Tetradic#5EA46C, #5E73A4, #A45E96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEAE0
Lighter +30%#DBD3C0
Lighter +20%#C9BC9F
Lighter +10%#B6A67F
Darker −10%#84734B
Darker −20%#645738
Darker −30%#433A26
Darker −40%#221E13
More saturated +25%#C39C3E
Less saturated −25%#84827E

Channel breakdown

R164
G143
B94
Red164 (64.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)27.78%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 8F · B 5E

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