Colour
#A68028
- #A68028
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A68028 is a orange with RGB values 166, 128, 40 and HSL 42°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A68028#A68028
HEX#A68028
RGBrgb(166, 128, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.502, 0.1569
RGB percentages65.1%, 50.2%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(41.9, 61.2%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.9, 75.9%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 75.9%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,911,784
CSS custom property--colour: #A68028;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#597FD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#284EA6
Analogous#A64128, #8DA628
Triadic#28A680, #8028A6
Split complementary#288DA6, #4128A6
Tetradic#28A641, #284EA6, #A6288D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G128
B40
Red166 (65.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue41.9°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 80 · B 28
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