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Colour

#B2542C

  • #B2542C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#B2542C is a orange with RGB values 178, 84, 44 and HSL 18°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#B2542C#B2542C
HEX#B2542C
RGBrgb(178, 84, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3294, 0.1725
RGB percentages69.8%, 32.9%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(17.9, 60.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.9, 75.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 52.8%, 75.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,686,956
CSS custom property--colour: #B2542C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#4DABD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6227no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#85772Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C3404Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 8.4Saddle brown · ΔE 13.2Chocolate · ΔE 18.7Brown · ΔE 19.6Indian red · ΔE 21.5Peru · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C8AB2
Analogous#B22C47, #B2972C
Triadic#2CB254, #542CB2
Split complementary#2CB297, #2C47B2
Tetradic#47B22C, #2C8AB2, #972CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EECBBC
Lighter +30%#E4AB93
Lighter +20%#DA8B6A
Lighter +10%#D06C41
Darker −10%#894122
Darker −20%#602D18
Darker −30%#371A0E
Darker −40%#0E0704
More saturated +25%#CE4910
Less saturated −25%#965F48

Channel breakdown

R178
G84
B44
Red178 (69.8%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue17.91°
Saturation (HSL)60.36%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 54 · B 2C

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