Recognised as Colour
#AA8526
- #AA8526
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AA8526 is a orange with RGB values 170, 133, 38 and HSL 43°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AA8526#AA8526
HEX#AA8526
RGBrgb(170, 133, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5216, 0.149
RGB percentages66.7%, 52.2%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(43.2, 63.5%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.2, 77.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 77.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,206
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8526;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#557AD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#264BAA
Analogous#AA4326, #8DAA26
Triadic#26AA85, #8526AA
Split complementary#268DAA, #4326AA
Tetradic#26AA43, #264BAA, #AA268D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G133
B38
Red170 (66.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue43.18°
Saturation (HSL)63.46%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 85 · B 26
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