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Recognised as Colour

#AD700E

  • #AD700E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD700E is a orange with RGB values 173, 112, 14 and HSL 37°, 85%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AD700E#AD700E
HEX#AD700E
RGBrgb(173, 112, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4392, 0.0549
RGB percentages67.8%, 43.9%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(37, 85%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37, 91.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 91.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,366,414
CSS custom property--colour: #AD700E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#528FF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#857400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#938312no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BD615Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.8Peru · ΔE 13.4Chocolate · ΔE 20.2Saddle brown · ΔE 23.4Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Sandy brown · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E4BAD
Analogous#AD210E, #9BAD0E
Triadic#0EAD70, #700EAD
Split complementary#0E9BAD, #210EAD
Tetradic#0EAD21, #0E4BAD, #AD0E9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6CF91
Lighter +30%#F2BB62
Lighter +20%#EEA633
Lighter +10%#DC8F12
Darker −10%#7E510A
Darker −20%#4F3306
Darker −30%#1F1403
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB7300
Less saturated −25%#966B25

Channel breakdown

R173
G112
B14
Red173 (67.8%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue36.98°
Saturation (HSL)85.03%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 70 · B 0E

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