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Colour

#AA6B00

  • #AA6B00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AA6B00 is a orange with RGB values 170, 107, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AA6B00#AA6B00
HEX#AA6B00
RGBrgb(170, 107, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4196, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 42%, 0%
HSLhsl(37.8, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.1%, 100%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,168,512
CSS custom property--colour: #AA6B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#5594FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#807000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F7F05no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BA5B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.9Peru · ΔE 15.2Chocolate · ΔE 19.3Saddle brown · ΔE 23Goldenrod · ΔE 24.8Sienna · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#003FAA
Analogous#AA1600, #94AA00
Triadic#00AA6B, #6B00AA
Split complementary#0094AA, #1600AA
Tetradic#00AA16, #003FAA, #AA0094

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFCD77
Lighter +30%#FFBA44
Lighter +20%#FFA711
Lighter +10%#DD8B00
Darker −10%#774B00
Darker −20%#442B00
Darker −30%#110B00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AA6B00
Less saturated −25%#956515

Channel breakdown

R170
G107
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue37.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 6B · B 00

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