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Recognised as Colour

#AE6A02

  • #AE6A02
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AE6A02 is a orange with RGB values 174, 106, 2 and HSL 36°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AE6A02#AE6A02
HEX#AE6A02
RGBrgb(174, 106, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4157, 0.0078
RGB percentages68.2%, 41.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(36.3, 97.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.3, 98.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 98.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,430,402
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6A02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#5195FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#807000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#908006no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BF595Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Peru · ΔE 14.8Chocolate · ΔE 17Saddle brown · ΔE 22.5Sienna · ΔE 25Sandy brown · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0246AE
Analogous#AE1402, #9CAE02
Triadic#02AE6A, #6A02AE
Split complementary#029CAE, #1402AE
Tetradic#02AE14, #0246AE, #AE029C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FECB7E
Lighter +30%#FDB74C
Lighter +20%#FCA31A
Lighter +10%#E08903
Darker −10%#7C4B01
Darker −20%#492D01
Darker −30%#170E00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B06A00
Less saturated −25%#986518

Channel breakdown

R174
G106
B2
Red174 (68.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue36.28°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 6A · B 02

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