Recognised as Colour

#A8852F

#A8852F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A8852F is a orange with RGB values 168, 133, 47 and HSL 43°, 56%, 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

#A8852F#A8852F

HEX#A8852F

RGBrgb(168, 133, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5216, 0.1843

RGB percentages65.9%, 52.2%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(42.6, 56.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.6, 72%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 20.8%, 72%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,044,143

CSS custom property--colour: #A8852F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#577AD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958423no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8E33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B67973no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Peru · ΔE 17.7 Olive · ΔE 19.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 23 Goldenrod · ΔE 24 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F52A8

Analogous#A8492F, #8EA82F

Triadic#2FA885, #852FA8

Split complementary#2F8EA8, #492FA8

Tetradic#2FA849, #2F52A8, #A82F8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBDCB8

Lighter +30%#E0C990

Lighter +20%#D5B568

Lighter +10%#CAA240

Darker −10%#806524

Darker −20%#584619

Darker −30%#30260E

Darker −40%#090702

More saturated +25%#C39014

Less saturated −25%#8D7A4A

Channel breakdown

R168

G133

B47

Red168 (65.9%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue42.64°

Saturation (HSL)56.28%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 85 · B 2F

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