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Recognised as Colour

#AA8236

  • #AA8236
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#AA8236 is a orange with RGB values 170, 130, 54 and HSL 39°, 52%, 44%. 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

#AA8236#AA8236
HEX#AA8236
RGBrgb(170, 130, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5098, 0.2118
RGB percentages66.7%, 51%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(39.3, 51.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.3, 68.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 68.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,174,454
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#557DC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92832Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8D39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B87672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Sandy brown · ΔE 23.3Olive · ΔE 23.5Dark khaki · ΔE 23.9Burlywood · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#365EAA
Analogous#AA4836, #98AA36
Triadic#36AA82, #8236AA
Split complementary#3698AA, #4836AA
Tetradic#36AA48, #365EAA, #AA3698

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDDC1
Lighter +30%#DFC79A
Lighter +20%#D3B273
Lighter +10%#C69C4D
Darker −10%#83642A
Darker −20%#5D471D
Darker −30%#362911
Darker −40%#0F0C05
More saturated +25%#C68B1A
Less saturated −25%#8E7952

Channel breakdown

R170
G130
B54
Red170 (66.7%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue39.31°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 82 · B 36

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