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Recognised as Colour

#AB7700

  • #AB7700
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AB7700 is a orange with RGB values 171, 119, 0 and HSL 42°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AB7700#AB7700
HEX#AB7700
RGBrgb(171, 119, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4667, 0
RGB percentages67.1%, 46.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(41.8, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.8, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 30.4%, 100%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,237,120
CSS custom property--colour: #AB7700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#5488FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8B7900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97860Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BB6865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0034AB
Analogous#AB2100, #8AAB00
Triadic#00AB77, #7700AB
Split complementary#008AAB, #2100AB
Tetradic#00AB21, #0034AB, #AB008A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFD678
Lighter +30%#FFC645
Lighter +20%#FFB712
Lighter +10%#DE9A00
Darker −10%#785400
Darker −20%#453000
Darker −30%#120D00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AB7700
Less saturated −25%#966F15

Channel breakdown

R171
G119
B0
Red171 (67.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue41.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 77 · B 00

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