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Recognised as Colour

#B17D1C

  • #B17D1C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B17D1C is a orange with RGB values 177, 125, 28 and HSL 39°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B17D1C#B17D1C
HEX#B17D1C
RGBrgb(177, 125, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4902, 0.1098
RGB percentages69.4%, 49%, 11%
HSLhsl(39.1, 72.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 84.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 84.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,631,900
CSS custom property--colour: #B17D1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#4E82E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#907F02no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8C21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C16F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.8Peru · ΔE 13.4Goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Sandy brown · ΔE 22.8Chocolate · ΔE 25Olive · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C50B1
Analogous#B1331C, #9AB11C
Triadic#1CB17D, #7D1CB1
Split complementary#1C9BB1, #331CB1
Tetradic#1CB133, #1C50B1, #B11C9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D8A8
Lighter +30%#EAC47C
Lighter +20%#E3B050
Lighter +10%#DC9C24
Darker −10%#855E15
Darker −20%#593F0E
Darker −30%#2D2007
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#CB8502
Less saturated −25%#977536

Channel breakdown

R177
G125
B28
Red177 (69.4%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue39.06°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 7D · B 1C

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