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Recognised as Colour

#A8684A

  • #A8684A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#A8684A is a orange with RGB values 168, 104, 74 and HSL 19°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#A8684A#A8684A
HEX#A8684A
RGBrgb(168, 104, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4078, 0.2902
RGB percentages65.9%, 40.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(19.1, 38.8%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.1, 56%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 38.1%, 56%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,036,746
CSS custom property--colour: #A8684A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#5797B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#796F47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#887D4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#B65D61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4A8AA8
Analogous#A84A5B, #A8974A
Triadic#4AA868, #684AA8
Split complementary#4AA897, #4A5BA8
Tetradic#5BA84A, #4A8AA8, #974AA8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EBDBD3
Lighter +30%#DCBDAF
Lighter +20%#CCA08C
Lighter +10%#BD8368
Darker −10%#85523A
Darker −20%#613C2B
Darker −30%#3E261B
Darker −40%#1A100C
More saturated +25%#C65D2C
Less saturated −25%#8A7368

Channel breakdown

R168
G104
B74
Red168 (65.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue19.15°
Saturation (HSL)38.84%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 68 · B 4A

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