Recognised as Colour

#A9834A

#A9834A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#A9834A is a orange with RGB values 169, 131, 74 and HSL 36°, 39%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#A9834A#A9834A

HEX#A9834A

RGBrgb(169, 131, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5137, 0.2902

RGB percentages66.3%, 51.4%, 29%

HSLhsl(36, 39.1%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36, 56.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 22.5%, 56.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,109,194

CSS custom property--colour: #A9834A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#567CB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#928445no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8D4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B67976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 18.6 Burlywood · ΔE 20.7 Tan · ΔE 21.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.1 Sienna · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A70A9

Analogous#A9534A, #9FA94A

Triadic#4AA983, #834AA9

Split complementary#4A9FA9, #534AA9

Tetradic#4AA954, #4A70A9, #A94AA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE2D3

Lighter +30%#DCCAB0

Lighter +20%#CDB38C

Lighter +10%#BD9B69

Darker −10%#86683A

Darker −20%#624C2B

Darker −30%#3F311B

Darker −40%#1B150C

More saturated +25%#C7892C

Less saturated −25%#8B7D68

Channel breakdown

R169

G131

B74

Red169 (66.3%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue36°

Saturation (HSL)39.09%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 83 · B 4A

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