Colour

#AA863A

#AA863A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#AA863A is a orange with RGB values 170, 134, 58 and HSL 41°, 49%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#AA863A

RGBrgb(170, 134, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5255, 0.2275

RGB percentages66.7%, 52.5%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(40.7, 49.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.7, 65.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 65.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,175,482

CSS custom property--colour: #AA863A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#5579C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968632no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E8F3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B87B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 16.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.7 Olive · ΔE 22.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 24 Burlywood · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A5EAA

Analogous#AA4E3A, #96AA3A

Triadic#3AAA86, #863AAA

Split complementary#3A96AA, #4E3AAA

Tetradic#3AAA4E, #3A5EAA, #AA3A96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBDFC5

Lighter +30%#DECA9F

Lighter +20%#D1B579

Lighter +10%#C4A053

Darker −10%#84682D

Darker −20%#5E4A20

Darker −30%#382C13

Darker −40%#120E06

More saturated +25%#C6901D

Less saturated −25%#8E7C56

Channel breakdown

R170

G134

B58

Red170 (66.7%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue40.71°

Saturation (HSL)49.12%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 86 · B 3A

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