Recognised as Colour

#B26B24

#B26B24
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B26B24 is a orange with RGB values 178, 107, 36 and HSL 30°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B26B24#B26B24

HEX#B26B24

RGBrgb(178, 107, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4196, 0.1412

RGB percentages69.8%, 42%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(30, 66.4%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 79.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 39.9%, 79.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,692,836

CSS custom property--colour: #B26B24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#4D94DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817219no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#928225no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C35B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10 Chocolate · ΔE 16.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 17 Sienna · ΔE 17 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#246BB2

Analogous#B22424, #B2B224

Triadic#24B26B, #6B24B2

Split complementary#24B2B2, #2424B2

Tetradic#24B224, #246BB2, #B224B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0D1B2

Lighter +30%#E7B788

Lighter +20%#DE9E5E

Lighter +10%#D68433

Darker −10%#88511B

Darker −20%#5D3813

Darker −30%#331E0A

Darker −40%#080502

More saturated +25%#CD6B09

Less saturated −25%#976B3F

Channel breakdown

R178

G107

B36

Red178 (69.8%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)66.36%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 6B · B 24

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Harmonies

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B26B24 (chemical formula)

Formula
540.5 g/mol
50 atoms

B26B24 has a molar mass of 540.5 g/mol, made up of 50 atoms across 1 element: 50 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass540.5 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule50

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.9752137 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1141796 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 50)540.5 g/mol, 100%

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