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Recognised as Colour

#AE9246

  • #AE9246
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#AE9246 is a orange with RGB values 174, 146, 70 and HSL 44°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#AE9246#AE9246
HEX#AE9246
RGBrgb(174, 146, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5725, 0.2745
RGB percentages68.2%, 57.3%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(43.8, 42.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.8, 59.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 59.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,440,710
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9246;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#516DB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A1903Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79849no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BB8781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4662AE
Analogous#AE5E46, #96AE46
Triadic#46AE92, #9246AE
Split complementary#4696AE, #5E46AE
Tetradic#46AE5E, #4662AE, #AE4696

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EDE6D3
Lighter +30%#DFD2AE
Lighter +20%#D0BD8A
Lighter +10%#C1A966
Darker −10%#8A7337
Darker −20%#655529
Darker −30%#41361A
Darker −40%#1D180B
More saturated +25%#CDA028
Less saturated −25%#908465

Channel breakdown

R174
G146
B70
Red174 (68.2%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue43.85°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 92 · B 46

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