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Colour

#B17000

  • #B17000
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B17000 is a orange with RGB values 177, 112, 0 and HSL 38°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B17000#B17000
HEX#B17000
RGBrgb(177, 112, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4392, 0
RGB percentages69.4%, 43.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(38, 100%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 100%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 36.7%, 100%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,628,544
CSS custom property--colour: #B17000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#4E8FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#867500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#958406no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C2605Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.3Peru · ΔE 15.1Chocolate · ΔE 18.8Goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Sandy brown · ΔE 25.2Saddle brown · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0041B1
Analogous#B11800, #99B100
Triadic#00B170, #7000B1
Split complementary#0099B1, #1800B1
Tetradic#00B118, #0041B1, #B10099

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFD07E
Lighter +30%#FFBD4B
Lighter +20%#FFAA18
Lighter +10%#E49000
Darker −10%#7E5000
Darker −20%#4B2F00
Darker −30%#180F00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B17000
Less saturated −25%#9B6A16

Channel breakdown

R177
G112
B0
Red177 (69.4%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue37.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 70 · B 00

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