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Colour

#AD6A00

  • #AD6A00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD6A00 is a orange with RGB values 173, 106, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AD6A00#AD6A00
HEX#AD6A00
RGBrgb(173, 106, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4157, 0
RGB percentages67.8%, 41.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.8, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 100%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,364,864
CSS custom property--colour: #AD6A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#5295FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#807000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#907F04no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BE5A5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.1Peru · ΔE 15.1Chocolate · ΔE 17.5Saddle brown · ΔE 22.8Goldenrod · ΔE 25.4Sienna · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0043AD
Analogous#AD1300, #9AAD00
Triadic#00AD6A, #6A00AD
Split complementary#009AAD, #1300AD
Tetradic#00AD13, #0043AD, #AD009A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFCB7A
Lighter +30%#FFB847
Lighter +20%#FFA414
Lighter +10%#E08900
Darker −10%#7A4B00
Darker −20%#472C00
Darker −30%#140C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AD6A00
Less saturated −25%#976516

Channel breakdown

R173
G106
B0
Red173 (67.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 6A · B 00

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