Colour

#B17253

#B17253
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#B17253 is a orange with RGB values 177, 114, 83 and HSL 20°, 38%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#B17253

RGBrgb(177, 114, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4471, 0.3255

RGB percentages69.4%, 44.7%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(19.8, 37.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(19.8, 53.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 35.6%, 53.1%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,629,139

CSS custom property--colour: #B17253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#4E8DAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837950no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#928753no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BF676Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 15.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.2 Peru · ΔE 21.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 22 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.3 Indian red · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5392B1

Analogous#B15363, #B1A153

Triadic#53B172, #7253B1

Split complementary#53B1A1, #5363B1

Tetradic#63B153, #5392B1, #A153B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E5DF

Lighter +30%#E1C8BC

Lighter +20%#D1AC99

Lighter +10%#C18F76

Darker −10%#905B41

Darker −20%#6D4531

Darker −30%#4A2F21

Darker −40%#271811

More saturated +25%#D06734

Less saturated −25%#927D72

Channel breakdown

R177

G114

B83

Red177 (69.4%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue19.79°

Saturation (HSL)37.6%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 72 · B 53

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