Recognised as Colour

#AD8738

#AD8738
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#AD8738 is a orange with RGB values 173, 135, 56 and HSL 41°, 51%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#AD8738#AD8738

HEX#AD8738

RGBrgb(173, 135, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5294, 0.2196

RGB percentages67.8%, 52.9%, 22%

HSLhsl(40.5, 51.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.5, 67.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 22%, 67.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,372,344

CSS custom property--colour: #AD8738;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#5278C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97872Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0913Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BB7B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.2 Olive · ΔE 22.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 23 Burlywood · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#385EAD

Analogous#AD4C38, #99AD38

Triadic#38AD87, #8738AD

Split complementary#3898AD, #4D38AD

Tetradic#38AD4C, #385EAD, #AD3898

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECDFC5

Lighter +30%#E0CA9E

Lighter +20%#D3B678

Lighter +10%#C7A151

Darker −10%#86692C

Darker −20%#604B1F

Darker −30%#392D13

Darker −40%#130F06

More saturated +25%#CA911B

Less saturated −25%#907D55

Channel breakdown

R173

G135

B56

Red173 (67.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue40.51°

Saturation (HSL)51.09%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 87 · B 38

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