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Recognised as Colour

#AD5A00

  • #AD5A00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#AD5A00 is a orange with RGB values 173, 90, 0 and HSL 31°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#AD5A00#AD5A00
HEX#AD5A00
RGBrgb(173, 90, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3529, 0
RGB percentages67.8%, 35.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(31.2, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.2, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 48%, 100%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,360,768
CSS custom property--colour: #AD5A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#52A5FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#736400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#877700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#BE474Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0053AD
Analogous#AD0300, #AAAD00
Triadic#00AD5A, #5A00AD
Split complementary#00AAAD, #0300AD
Tetradic#00AD03, #0053AD, #AD00AA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFBF7A
Lighter +30%#FFA747
Lighter +20%#FF8E14
Lighter +10%#E07500
Darker −10%#7A3F00
Darker −20%#472500
Darker −30%#140A00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AD5A00
Less saturated −25%#975916

Channel breakdown

R173
G90
B0
Red173 (67.8%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue31.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 5A · B 00

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