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Recognised as Colour

#B18D48

  • #B18D48
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#B18D48 is a orange with RGB values 177, 141, 72 and HSL 39°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B18D48#B18D48
HEX#B18D48
RGBrgb(177, 141, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5529, 0.2824
RGB percentages69.4%, 55.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(39.4, 42.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.4, 59.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 59.3%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,636,040
CSS custom property--colour: #B18D48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#4E72B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8D41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5964Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BF827Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 17.2Dark khaki · ΔE 19.2Burlywood · ΔE 20Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.8Tan · ΔE 22.2Sandy brown · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#486CB1
Analogous#B15948, #A0B148
Triadic#48B18D, #8D48B1
Split complementary#48A0B1, #5948B1
Tetradic#48B159, #486CB1, #B148A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE6D6
Lighter +30%#E0D0B2
Lighter +20%#D1BA8E
Lighter +10%#C2A46A
Darker −10%#8D7039
Darker −20%#68532B
Darker −30%#44361C
Darker −40%#20190D
More saturated +25%#D09729
Less saturated −25%#928367

Channel breakdown

R177
G141
B72
Red177 (69.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue39.43°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 8D · B 48

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