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Recognised as Colour

#AE751A

  • #AE751A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AE751A is a orange with RGB values 174, 117, 26 and HSL 37°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AE751A#AE751A
HEX#AE751A
RGBrgb(174, 117, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4588, 0.102
RGB percentages68.2%, 45.9%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(36.9, 74%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 85.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.8%, 85.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,433,242
CSS custom property--colour: #AE751A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#518AE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#897802no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#96861Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BE6664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.3Peru · ΔE 12Chocolate · ΔE 22.2Sandy brown · ΔE 22.9Goldenrod · ΔE 23.3Saddle brown · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A53AE
Analogous#AE2B1A, #9DAE1A
Triadic#1AAE75, #751AAE
Split complementary#1A9DAE, #2B1AAE
Tetradic#1AAE2B, #1A53AE, #AE1A9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D3A3
Lighter +30%#EBBE76
Lighter +20%#E4A94A
Lighter +10%#DA9321
Darker −10%#825713
Darker −20%#55390D
Darker −30%#291B06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C77B01
Less saturated −25%#956F33

Channel breakdown

R174
G117
B26
Red174 (68.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue36.89°
Saturation (HSL)74%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 75 · B 1A

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