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Recognised as Colour

#A97316

  • #A97316
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A97316 is a orange with RGB values 169, 115, 22 and HSL 38°, 77%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A97316#A97316
HEX#A97316
RGBrgb(169, 115, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.451, 0.0863
RGB percentages66.3%, 45.1%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(38, 77%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 87%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 87%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,105,046
CSS custom property--colour: #A97316;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#568CE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#867600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93831Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B96562no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.3Peru · ΔE 13.4Chocolate · ΔE 23.5Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Saddle brown · ΔE 23.8Sandy brown · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#164CA9
Analogous#A92A16, #95A916
Triadic#16A973, #7316A9
Split complementary#1695A9, #2A16A9
Tetradic#16A92A, #164CA9, #A91695

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D199
Lighter +30%#ECBD6C
Lighter +20%#E6A93F
Lighter +10%#D6921C
Darker −10%#7C5410
Darker −20%#4F360A
Darker −30%#221704
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF7900
Less saturated −25%#916D2E

Channel breakdown

R169
G115
B22
Red169 (66.3%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue37.96°
Saturation (HSL)76.96%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 73 · B 16

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