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Recognised as Colour

#AD8249

  • #AD8249
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#AD8249 is a orange with RGB values 173, 130, 73 and HSL 34°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#AD8249#AD8249
HEX#AD8249
RGBrgb(173, 130, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5098, 0.2863
RGB percentages67.8%, 51%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(34.2, 40.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.2, 57.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 57.8%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,371,081
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#527DB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#918444no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8E4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BB7775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4974AD
Analogous#AD5049, #A6AD49
Triadic#49AD82, #8249AD
Split complementary#49A6AD, #5049AD
Tetradic#49AD50, #4974AD, #AD49A6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EDE3D5
Lighter +30%#DECBB1
Lighter +20%#CFB38D
Lighter +10%#C09B69
Darker −10%#89673A
Darker −20%#654C2B
Darker −30%#41311C
Darker −40%#1E160C
More saturated +25%#CC862A
Less saturated −25%#8E7E68

Channel breakdown

R173
G130
B73
Red173 (67.8%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue34.2°
Saturation (HSL)40.65%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 82 · B 49

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