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Recognised as Colour

#A84E01

  • #A84E01
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#A84E01 is a orange with RGB values 168, 78, 1 and HSL 28°, 99%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#A84E01#A84E01
HEX#A84E01
RGBrgb(168, 78, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3059, 0.0039
RGB percentages65.9%, 30.6%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(27.7, 98.8%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.7, 99.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 53.6%, 99.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,030,017
CSS custom property--colour: #A84E01;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#57B1FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#685B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B93942no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#015BA8
Analogous#A80108, #A8A201
Triadic#01A84E, #4E01A8
Split complementary#01A8A2, #0107A8
Tetradic#07A801, #015BA8, #A101A8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEB577
Lighter +30%#FE9A44
Lighter +20%#FE7E11
Lighter +10%#DB6601
Darker −10%#753601
Darker −20%#431F00
Darker −30%#100700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A94E00
Less saturated −25%#935016

Channel breakdown

R168
G78
B1
Red168 (65.9%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue27.66°
Saturation (HSL)98.82%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 4E · B 01

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