Recognised as Colour
#AD8E51
- #AD8E51
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Burlywood
#AD8E51 is a orange with RGB values 173, 142, 81 and HSL 40°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#AD8E51#AD8E51
HEX#AD8E51
RGBrgb(173, 142, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5569, 0.3176
RGB percentages67.8%, 55.7%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(39.8, 36.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 53.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.9%, 53.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,374,161
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8E51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5271AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5170AD
Analogous#AD6051, #9EAD51
Triadic#51AD8E, #8E51AD
Split complementary#519EAD, #6051AD
Tetradic#51AD60, #5170AD, #AD519E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G142
B81
Red173 (67.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue39.78°
Saturation (HSL)36.22%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 8E · B 51
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