Colour

#B17321

#B17321
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B17321 is a orange with RGB values 177, 115, 33 and HSL 34°, 69%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#B17321

RGBrgb(177, 115, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.451, 0.1294

RGB percentages69.4%, 45.1%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(34.2, 68.6%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.2, 81.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 35%, 81.4%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,629,345

CSS custom property--colour: #B17321;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#4E8CDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887812no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#968623no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C16463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Chocolate · ΔE 20 Saddle brown · ΔE 21.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.5 Sienna · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#215FB1

Analogous#B12B21, #A7B121

Triadic#21B173, #7321B1

Split complementary#21A7B1, #2B21B1

Tetradic#21B12B, #215FB1, #B121A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0D4AE

Lighter +30%#E8BD83

Lighter +20%#E0A558

Lighter +10%#D88E2D

Darker −10%#865719

Darker −20%#5B3B11

Darker −30%#301F09

Darker −40%#050301

More saturated +25%#CB7707

Less saturated −25%#976F3B

Channel breakdown

R177

G115

B33

Red177 (69.4%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue34.17°

Saturation (HSL)68.57%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 73 · B 21

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