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Recognised as Colour

#AD7718

  • #AD7718
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD7718 is a orange with RGB values 173, 119, 24 and HSL 38°, 76%, 39%. 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

#AD7718#AD7718
HEX#AD7718
RGBrgb(173, 119, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4667, 0.0941
RGB percentages67.8%, 46.7%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(38.3, 75.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.3, 86.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 86.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,368,216
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7718;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#5288E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A7A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97871Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#BD6966no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.8Peru · ΔE 13.1Goldenrod · ΔE 22Sandy brown · ΔE 23.5Chocolate · ΔE 23.7Saddle brown · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#184EAD
Analogous#AD2D18, #99AD18
Triadic#18AD77, #7718AD
Split complementary#1899AD, #2D18AD
Tetradic#18AD2D, #184EAD, #AD1898

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D49F
Lighter +30%#ECC072
Lighter +20%#E5AB46
Lighter +10%#DA961E
Darker −10%#805812
Darker −20%#53390C
Darker −30%#271B05
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C57E00
Less saturated −25%#947031

Channel breakdown

R173
G119
B24
Red173 (67.8%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue38.26°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 77 · B 18

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