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Recognised as Colour

#A56E55

  • #A56E55
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#A56E55 is a orange with RGB values 165, 110, 85 and HSL 19°, 32%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#A56E55#A56E55
HEX#A56E55
RGBrgb(165, 110, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4314, 0.3333
RGB percentages64.7%, 43.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(18.8, 32%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.8, 48.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 48.5%, 35.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,841,685
CSS custom property--colour: #A56E55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#5A91AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7C7453no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#898055no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B26568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 18.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#558CA5
Analogous#A55564, #A59655
Triadic#55A56E, #6E55A5
Split complementary#55A596, #5564A5
Tetradic#64A555, #558CA5, #9655A5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECE0DA
Lighter +30%#DBC3B8
Lighter +20%#C9A797
Lighter +10%#B88A75
Darker −10%#835844
Darker −20%#624132
Darker −30%#402B21
Darker −40%#1E1410
More saturated +25%#C46236
Less saturated −25%#867A74

Channel breakdown

R165
G110
B85
Red165 (64.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue18.75°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 6E · B 55

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