Recognised as Colour

#B25E28

#B25E28
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#B25E28 is a orange with RGB values 178, 94, 40 and HSL 23°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#B25E28

RGBrgb(178, 94, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3686, 0.1569

RGB percentages69.8%, 36.9%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(23.5, 63.3%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.5, 77.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 47.2%, 77.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,689,512

CSS custom property--colour: #B25E28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#4DA1D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#766921no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7C27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#C34C53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 10.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 12.6 Chocolate · ΔE 15.7 Peru · ΔE 15.8 Coral · ΔE 24 Sandy brown · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#287CB2

Analogous#B22837, #B2A328

Triadic#28B25E, #5E28B2

Split complementary#28B2A3, #2837B2

Tetradic#37B228, #287CB2, #A328B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFCDB7

Lighter +30%#E5B08E

Lighter +20%#DC9364

Lighter +10%#D3763A

Darker −10%#88481F

Darker −20%#5F3215

Darker −30%#351C0C

Darker −40%#0B0603

More saturated +25%#CD580D

Less saturated −25%#976443

Channel breakdown

R178

G94

B40

Red178 (69.8%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue23.48°

Saturation (HSL)63.3%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 5E · B 28

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