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Recognised as Colour

#AE8266

  • #AE8266
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE8266 is a orange with RGB values 174, 130, 102 and HSL 23°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE8266#AE8266
HEX#AE8266
RGBrgb(174, 130, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5098, 0.4
RGB percentages68.2%, 51%, 40%
HSLhsl(23.3, 30.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.3, 41.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 25.3%, 41.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,436,646
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8266;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#517D99

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8E8664no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#998F66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BA7A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6692AE
Analogous#AE666E, #AEA666
Triadic#66AE82, #8266AE
Split complementary#66AEA6, #666EAE
Tetradic#6EAE66, #6692AE, #A666AE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F5EFEB
Lighter +30%#E3D4CA
Lighter +20%#D1B8A9
Lighter +10%#C09D87
Darker −10%#93694E
Darker −20%#72513C
Darker −30%#50392B
Darker −40%#2F2219
More saturated +25%#CB7B49
Less saturated −25%#918983

Channel breakdown

R174
G130
B102
Red174 (68.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue23.33°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 82 · B 66

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