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Recognised as Colour

#AE5211

  • #AE5211
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#AE5211 is a orange with RGB values 174, 82, 17 and HSL 25°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#AE5211#AE5211
HEX#AE5211
RGBrgb(174, 82, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3216, 0.0667
RGB percentages68.2%, 32.2%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(24.8, 82.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.8, 90.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 90.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,424,273
CSS custom property--colour: #AE5211;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#51ADEE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6D5F01no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#83740Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BF3D46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#116DAE
Analogous#AE111E, #AEA111
Triadic#11AE52, #5211AE
Split complementary#11AEA0, #111FAE
Tetradic#1EAE11, #116DAE, #A111AE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F5BD96
Lighter +30%#F0A068
Lighter +20%#EC8339
Lighter +10%#DC6816
Darker −10%#803C0C
Darker −20%#512608
Darker −30%#231003
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF4F00
Less saturated −25%#965629

Channel breakdown

R174
G82
B17
Red174 (68.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue24.84°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 52 · B 11

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