Recognised as Colour
#A99256
- #A99256
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A99256 is a orange with RGB values 169, 146, 86 and HSL 43°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A99256#A99256
HEX#A99256
RGBrgb(169, 146, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5725, 0.3373
RGB percentages66.3%, 57.3%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(43.4, 32.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.4, 49.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 49.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,113,046
CSS custom property--colour: #A99256;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#566DA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#566DA9
Analogous#A96956, #97A956
Triadic#56A992, #9256A9
Split complementary#5697A9, #6856A9
Tetradic#56A969, #566DA9, #A95697
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G146
B86
Red169 (66.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue43.37°
Saturation (HSL)32.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 92 · B 56
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