Colour

#B06221

#B06221
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B06221 is a orange with RGB values 176, 98, 33 and HSL 27°, 68%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#B06221

RGBrgb(176, 98, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3843, 0.1294

RGB percentages69%, 38.4%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(27.3, 68.4%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 81.3%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 44.3%, 81.3%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,559,457

CSS custom property--colour: #B06221;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#4F9DDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#796B17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C7D21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C15155no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.3 Sienna · ΔE 13.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 14 Chocolate · ΔE 14.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#216FB0

Analogous#B02128, #B0A921

Triadic#21B062, #6221B0

Split complementary#21B0A9, #2128B0

Tetradic#28B021, #216FB0, #A921B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CBAD

Lighter +30%#E8B082

Lighter +20%#E09557

Lighter +10%#D87A2C

Darker −10%#854A19

Darker −20%#5A3211

Darker −30%#2F1A09

Darker −40%#040201

More saturated +25%#CA6007

Less saturated −25%#96643B

Channel breakdown

R176

G98

B33

Red176 (69%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue27.27°

Saturation (HSL)68.42%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 62 · B 21

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