Colour

#B27D24

#B27D24
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B27D24 is a orange with RGB values 178, 125, 36 and HSL 38°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#B27D24

RGBrgb(178, 125, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4902, 0.1412

RGB percentages69.8%, 49%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(37.6, 66.4%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.6, 79.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 29.8%, 79.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,697,444

CSS custom property--colour: #B27D24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#4D82DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#907F14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8C27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C26F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.4 Peru · ΔE 11.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.7 Chocolate · ΔE 24.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2459B2

Analogous#B23624, #A0B224

Triadic#24B27D, #7D24B2

Split complementary#24A0B2, #3624B2

Tetradic#24B236, #2459B2, #B224A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0D9B2

Lighter +30%#E7C488

Lighter +20%#DEAE5E

Lighter +10%#D69933

Darker −10%#885F1B

Darker −20%#5D4113

Darker −30%#33240A

Darker −40%#080602

More saturated +25%#CD8409

Less saturated −25%#97763F

Channel breakdown

R178

G125

B36

Red178 (69.8%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue37.61°

Saturation (HSL)66.36%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 7D · B 24

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Colour values

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