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Recognised as Colour

#A7872E

  • #A7872E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A7872E is a orange with RGB values 167, 135, 46 and HSL 44°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A7872E#A7872E
HEX#A7872E
RGBrgb(167, 135, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5294, 0.1804
RGB percentages65.5%, 52.9%, 18%
HSLhsl(44.1, 56.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 72.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.2%, 72.5%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,979,118
CSS custom property--colour: #A7872E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5878D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978621no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8E32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B57B75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Olive · ΔE 17.9Peru · ΔE 19.2Dark khaki · ΔE 22.2Goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Sandy brown · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E4EA7
Analogous#A74B2E, #8AA72E
Triadic#2EA787, #872EA7
Split complementary#2E8AA7, #4B2EA7
Tetradic#2EA74B, #2E4EA7, #A72E8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDDB6
Lighter +30%#E0CA8E
Lighter +20%#D5B866
Lighter +10%#CAA53E
Darker −10%#7F6723
Darker −20%#574618
Darker −30%#2F260D
Darker −40%#070602
More saturated +25%#C29413
Less saturated −25%#8C7A49

Channel breakdown

R167
G135
B46
Red167 (65.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue44.13°
Saturation (HSL)56.81%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 87 · B 2E

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