Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#8B6403

  • #8B6403
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#8B6403 is a orange with RGB values 139, 100, 3 and HSL 43°, 96%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#8B6403#8B6403
HEX#8B6403
RGBrgb(139, 100, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3922, 0.0118
RGB percentages54.5%, 39.2%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(42.8, 95.8%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.8, 97.8%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 97.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,135,107
CSS custom property--colour: #8B6403;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#749BFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#746500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D6F0Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#985854no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 18.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#032A8B
Analogous#8B2003, #6E8B03
Triadic#038B64, #64038B
Split complementary#036E8B, #20038B
Tetradic#038B20, #032A8B, #8B036E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCCE5E
Lighter +30%#FABF2D
Lighter +20%#EFAC05
Lighter +10%#BD8804
Darker −10%#594002
Darker −20%#271C01
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E6500
Less saturated −25%#795C15

Channel breakdown

R139
G100
B3
Red139 (54.5%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue42.79°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 64 · B 03

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “8b6403” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.