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Recognised as Colour

#B27E1F

  • #B27E1F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B27E1F is a orange with RGB values 178, 126, 31 and HSL 39°, 70%, 41%. 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

#B27E1F#B27E1F
HEX#B27E1F
RGBrgb(178, 126, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4941, 0.1216
RGB percentages69.8%, 49.4%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(38.8, 70.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 82.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.2%, 82.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,697,695
CSS custom property--colour: #B27E1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4D81E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918009no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8D23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C2706Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 8.3Peru · ΔE 12.9Goldenrod · ΔE 20Sandy brown · ΔE 22.2Chocolate · ΔE 25.1Olive · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 8.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F53B2
Analogous#B2351F, #9DB21F
Triadic#1FB27E, #7E1FB2
Split complementary#1F9CB2, #351FB2
Tetradic#1FB235, #1F53B2, #B21F9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D8AC
Lighter +30%#E9C481
Lighter +20%#E1B056
Lighter +10%#DA9C2A
Darker −10%#875F17
Darker −20%#5B4110
Darker −30%#302208
Darker −40%#040301
More saturated +25%#CC8605
Less saturated −25%#987639

Channel breakdown

R178
G126
B31
Red178 (69.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue38.78°
Saturation (HSL)70.33%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 7E · B 1F

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