Colour

#AA751B

#AA751B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AA751B is a orange with RGB values 170, 117, 27 and HSL 38°, 73%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#AA751B

RGBrgb(170, 117, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4588, 0.1059

RGB percentages66.7%, 45.9%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(37.8, 72.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 84.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 31.2%, 84.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,171,099

CSS custom property--colour: #AA751B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#558AE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887805no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#94851Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#BA6764no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.6 Peru · ΔE 12.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 24 Chocolate · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B50AA

Analogous#AA2E1B, #97AA1B

Triadic#1BAA75, #751BAA

Split complementary#1B98AA, #2D1BAA

Tetradic#1BAA2D, #1B50AA, #AA1B98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0D3A1

Lighter +30%#E9BE75

Lighter +20%#E2A949

Lighter +10%#D69322

Darker −10%#7E5714

Darker −20%#52380D

Darker −30%#261A06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C37B02

Less saturated −25%#916F34

Channel breakdown

R170

G117

B27

Red170 (66.7%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue37.76°

Saturation (HSL)72.59%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 75 · B 1B

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