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Recognised as Colour

#A98139

  • #A98139
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#A98139 is a orange with RGB values 169, 129, 57 and HSL 39°, 50%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#A98139#A98139
HEX#A98139
RGBrgb(169, 129, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5059, 0.2235
RGB percentages66.3%, 50.6%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(38.6, 49.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.6, 66.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.7%, 66.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,108,665
CSS custom property--colour: #A98139;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#567EC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#918231no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8C3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B77571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3961A9
Analogous#A94939, #99A939
Triadic#39A981, #8139A9
Split complementary#3999A9, #4939A9
Tetradic#39A949, #3961A9, #A93999

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EBDDC3
Lighter +30%#DEC79D
Lighter +20%#D1B177
Lighter +10%#C49B51
Darker −10%#83642C
Darker −20%#5D471F
Darker −30%#372A12
Darker −40%#100D06
More saturated +25%#C5891D
Less saturated −25%#8D7955

Channel breakdown

R169
G129
B57
Red169 (66.3%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue38.57°
Saturation (HSL)49.56%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 81 · B 39

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