Colour

#B0843A

#B0843A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B0843A is a orange with RGB values 176, 132, 58 and HSL 38°, 50%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#B0843A

RGBrgb(176, 132, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5176, 0.2275

RGB percentages69%, 51.8%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(37.6, 50.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.6, 67%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 67%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,568,186

CSS custom property--colour: #B0843A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#4F7BC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958532no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F903Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BF7874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3 Burlywood · ΔE 24.4 Olive · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A66B0

Analogous#B0493A, #A1B03A

Triadic#3AB084, #843AB0

Split complementary#3AA1B0, #493AB0

Tetradic#3AB049, #3A66B0, #B03AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE0C9

Lighter +30%#E1C9A2

Lighter +20%#D4B37C

Lighter +10%#C79D56

Darker −10%#8A672D

Darker −20%#634A21

Darker −30%#3D2E14

Darker −40%#171107

More saturated +25%#CD8B1D

Less saturated −25%#937D57

Channel breakdown

R176

G132

B58

Red176 (69%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue37.63°

Saturation (HSL)50.43%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 84 · B 3A

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Colour values

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