Colour

#AE8159

#AE8159
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#AE8159 is a orange with RGB values 174, 129, 89 and HSL 28°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AE8159#AE8159

HEX#AE8159

RGBrgb(174, 129, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5059, 0.349

RGB percentages68.2%, 50.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(28.2, 34.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.2, 48.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 25.9%, 48.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,436,377

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8159;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#517EA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8456no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8E5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BB7777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 19.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.1 Burlywood · ΔE 20.3 Peru · ΔE 21.9 Sienna · ΔE 22.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 19.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5986AE

Analogous#AE595B, #AEAC59

Triadic#59AE81, #8159AE

Split complementary#59AEAC, #595BAE

Tetradic#5BAE59, #5986AE, #AC59AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E9E2

Lighter +30%#E0CFC0

Lighter +20%#CFB59E

Lighter +10%#BF9B7B

Darker −10%#8E6846

Darker −20%#6C4F35

Darker −30%#4A3624

Darker −40%#281D13

More saturated +25%#CD7F3A

Less saturated −25%#8F8378

Channel breakdown

R174

G129

B89

Red174 (68.2%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue28.24°

Saturation (HSL)34.41%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 81 · B 59

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