Recognised as Colour

#9B8A61

#9B8A61
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#9B8A61 is a orange with RGB values 155, 138, 97 and HSL 42°, 23%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#9B8A61

RGBrgb(155, 138, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5412, 0.3804

RGB percentages60.8%, 54.1%, 38%

HSLhsl(42.4, 23%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.4, 37.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 37.4%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,193,505

CSS custom property--colour: #9B8A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#64759E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93895Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#988D62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A4837Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 17.6 Burlywood · ΔE 21 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2 Gray · ΔE 24.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#61729B

Analogous#9B6D61, #8F9B61

Triadic#619B8A, #8A619B

Split complementary#618F9B, #6D619B

Tetradic#619B6D, #61729B, #9B618F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAE7DE

Lighter +30%#D7CFBE

Lighter +20%#C3B89F

Lighter +10%#AFA180

Darker −10%#7C6E4D

Darker −20%#5C523A

Darker −30%#3D3626

Darker −40%#1E1A12

More saturated +25%#BA9742

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R155

G138

B97

Red155 (60.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue42.41°

Saturation (HSL)23.02%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 8A · B 61

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