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Recognised as Colour

#AE8440

  • #AE8440
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#AE8440 is a orange with RGB values 174, 132, 64 and HSL 37°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#AE8440#AE8440
HEX#AE8440
RGBrgb(174, 132, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5176, 0.251
RGB percentages68.2%, 51.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(37.1, 46.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 63.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 63.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,437,120
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8440;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#517BBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948539no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8F42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BC7875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 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 text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 14.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Sandy brown · ΔE 22.1Burlywood · ΔE 22.7Dark khaki · ΔE 23.4Tan · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#406AAE
Analogous#AE4D40, #A1AE40
Triadic#40AE84, #8440AE
Split complementary#40A1AE, #4D40AE
Tetradic#40AE4D, #406AAE, #AE40A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE1CD
Lighter +30%#DFCAA8
Lighter +20%#D1B383
Lighter +10%#C49D5D
Darker −10%#896832
Darker −20%#634B25
Darker −30%#3E2F17
Darker −40%#191309
More saturated +25%#CC8B22
Less saturated −25%#907D5E

Channel breakdown

R174
G132
B64
Red174 (68.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue37.09°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 84 · B 40

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