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Recognised as Colour

#B27E31

  • #B27E31
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#B27E31 is a orange with RGB values 178, 126, 49 and HSL 36°, 57%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B27E31#B27E31
HEX#B27E31
RGBrgb(178, 126, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4941, 0.1922
RGB percentages69.8%, 49.4%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(35.8, 56.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.8, 72.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.2%, 72.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,697,713
CSS custom property--colour: #B27E31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#4D81CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918127no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8D33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2716Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.1Sandy brown · ΔE 20.1Sienna · ΔE 24.4Saddle brown · ΔE 24.6Goldenrod · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3165B2
Analogous#B23D31, #A5B231
Triadic#31B27E, #7E31B2
Split complementary#31A5B2, #3E31B2
Tetradic#31B23E, #3165B2, #B231A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDCC1
Lighter +30%#E3C599
Lighter +20%#D8AE71
Lighter +10%#CD9849
Darker −10%#8A6226
Darker −20%#62451B
Darker −30%#3A2910
Darker −40%#120D05
More saturated +25%#CE8315
Less saturated −25%#96794D

Channel breakdown

R178
G126
B49
Red178 (69.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue35.81°
Saturation (HSL)56.83%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 7E · B 31

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