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Recognised as Colour

#B0A49C

  • #B0A49C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B0A49C is a orange with RGB values 176, 164, 156 and HSL 24°, 11%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B0A49C#B0A49C
HEX#B0A49C
RGBrgb(176, 164, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6431, 0.6118
RGB percentages69%, 64.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(24, 11.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24, 11.4%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 11.4%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,576,476
CSS custom property--colour: #B0A49C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4F5B63

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A7A59Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA79Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B4A2A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9CA8B0
Analogous#B09C9E, #B0AE9C
Triadic#9CB0A4, #A49CB0
Split complementary#9CB0AE, #9C9EB0
Tetradic#9EB09C, #9CA8B0, #AE9CB0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F2F1
Lighter +20%#DDD8D5
Lighter +10%#C7BEB8
Darker −10%#998A80
Darker −20%#807066
Darker −30%#64574F
Darker −40%#473F39
More saturated +25%#C6A086
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R176
G164
B156
Red176 (69%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue24°
Saturation (HSL)11.24%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G A4 · B 9C

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