Colour

#A87E22

#A87E22
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A87E22 is a orange with RGB values 168, 126, 34 and HSL 41°, 66%, 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

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HEX#A87E22

RGBrgb(168, 126, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4941, 0.1333

RGB percentages65.9%, 49.4%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(41.2, 66.3%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.2, 79.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 79.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,042,338

CSS custom property--colour: #A87E22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#5781DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F7F10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#998926no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B7716Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.9 Peru · ΔE 15.9 Olive · ΔE 21.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#224CA8

Analogous#A83B22, #8FA822

Triadic#22A87E, #7E22A8

Split complementary#228FA8, #3B22A8

Tetradic#22A83B, #224CA8, #A8228F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDD8A9

Lighter +30%#E5C57E

Lighter +20%#DCB154

Lighter +10%#D29E2B

Darker −10%#7E5E19

Darker −20%#533E11

Darker −30%#291F08

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C18709

Less saturated −25%#8F753B

Channel breakdown

R168

G126

B34

Red168 (65.9%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue41.19°

Saturation (HSL)66.34%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 7E · B 22

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Colour values

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