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Recognised as Colour

#B27D19

  • #B27D19
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B27D19 is a orange with RGB values 178, 125, 25 and HSL 39°, 75%, 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

#B27D19#B27D19
HEX#B27D19
RGBrgb(178, 125, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4902, 0.098
RGB percentages69.8%, 49%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(39.2, 75.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 86%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.8%, 86%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,697,433
CSS custom property--colour: #B27D19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#4D82E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#917F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8C1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C26E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7Peru · ΔE 13.8Goldenrod · ΔE 19.2Sandy brown · ΔE 22.9Chocolate · ΔE 24.6Olive · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#194EB2
Analogous#B23119, #9AB219
Triadic#19B27D, #7D19B2
Split complementary#199AB2, #3119B2
Tetradic#19B231, #194EB2, #B2199A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D7A5
Lighter +30%#ECC478
Lighter +20%#E6B04B
Lighter +10%#DF9C1F
Darker −10%#855E13
Darker −20%#593E0C
Darker −30%#2C1F06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CB8500
Less saturated −25%#997532

Channel breakdown

R178
G125
B25
Red178 (69.8%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue39.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 7D · B 19

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