Colour

#AA6222

#AA6222
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#AA6222 is a orange with RGB values 170, 98, 34 and HSL 28°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AA6222

RGBrgb(170, 98, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3843, 0.1333

RGB percentages66.7%, 38.4%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(28.2, 66.7%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.2, 80%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 42.4%, 80%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,166,242

CSS custom property--colour: #AA6222;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#559DDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#786A18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#897A22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BA5255no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 12.8 Sienna · ΔE 13 Peru · ΔE 13.4 Chocolate · ΔE 17.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#226AAA

Analogous#AA2226, #AAA622

Triadic#22AA62, #6222AA

Split complementary#22AAA6, #2226AA

Tetradic#26AA22, #226AAA, #A622AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EECAAA

Lighter +30%#E5B07F

Lighter +20%#DD9555

Lighter +10%#D57B2A

Darker −10%#804A19

Darker −20%#553111

Darker −30%#2B1909

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C46108

Less saturated −25%#91643B

Channel breakdown

R170

G98

B34

Red170 (66.7%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue28.24°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 62 · B 22

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