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Colour

#A8956C

  • #A8956C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A8956C is a orange with RGB values 168, 149, 108 and HSL 41°, 26%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A8956C#A8956C
HEX#A8956C
RGBrgb(168, 149, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5843, 0.4235
RGB percentages65.9%, 58.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(41, 25.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41, 35.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 35.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,048,300
CSS custom property--colour: #A8956C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#576A93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9469no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3996Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B18E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.2Burlywood · ΔE 16.9Dark khaki · ΔE 21Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9Dark grey · ΔE 25.2Gray · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C7FA8
Analogous#A8776C, #9DA86C
Triadic#6CA895, #956CA8
Split complementary#6C9DA8, #776CA8
Tetradic#6CA877, #6C7FA8, #A86C9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F1EC
Lighter +30%#E1DACC
Lighter +20%#CEC3AC
Lighter +10%#BBAC8C
Darker −10%#8D7B54
Darker −20%#6D5F41
Darker −30%#4D432E
Darker −40%#2D271B
More saturated +25%#C5A04F
Less saturated −25%#8B8A89

Channel breakdown

R168
G149
B108
Red168 (65.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue41°
Saturation (HSL)25.64%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 95 · B 6C

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