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Recognised as Colour

#A97905

  • #A97905
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A97905 is a orange with RGB values 169, 121, 5 and HSL 42°, 94%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A97905#A97905
HEX#A97905
RGBrgb(169, 121, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4745, 0.0196
RGB percentages66.3%, 47.5%, 2%
HSLhsl(42.4, 94.3%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.4, 97%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 28.4%, 97%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,106,565
CSS custom property--colour: #A97905;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#5686FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C7A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#978610no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B96B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.1Peru · ΔE 17.7Goldenrod · ΔE 19.2Olive · ΔE 23.4Sandy brown · ΔE 26.7Chocolate · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0535A9
Analogous#A92705, #87A905
Triadic#05A979, #7905A9
Split complementary#0587A9, #2705A9
Tetradic#05A927, #0535A9, #A90587

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBD77F
Lighter +30%#FAC74D
Lighter +20%#F8B81C
Lighter +10%#DB9C06
Darker −10%#775604
Darker −20%#463202
Darker −30%#140F01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AE7B00
Less saturated −25%#93701B

Channel breakdown

R169
G121
B5
Red169 (66.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue42.44°
Saturation (HSL)94.25%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 79 · B 05

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