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Recognised as Colour

#AE8954

  • #AE8954
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#AE8954 is a orange with RGB values 174, 137, 84 and HSL 35°, 36%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

#AE8954#AE8954
HEX#AE8954
RGBrgb(174, 137, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5373, 0.3294
RGB percentages68.2%, 53.7%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(35.3, 35.7%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 51.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 51.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,438,420
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8954;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5176AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#978A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09355no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BB7F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5479AE
Analogous#AE5C54, #A6AE54
Triadic#54AE89, #8954AE
Split complementary#54A6AE, #5C54AE
Tetradic#54AE5C, #5479AE, #AE54A6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F0E9DE
Lighter +30%#DFD1BC
Lighter +20%#CFB999
Lighter +10%#BEA177
Darker −10%#8C6E43
Darker −20%#6A5332
Darker −30%#473822
Darker −40%#251D11
More saturated +25%#CE8F34
Less saturated −25%#8F8373

Channel breakdown

R174
G137
B84
Red174 (68.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue35.33°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 89 · B 54

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