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Recognised as Colour

#B27E64

  • #B27E64
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B27E64 is a orange with RGB values 178, 126, 100 and HSL 20°, 34%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B27E64#B27E64
HEX#B27E64
RGBrgb(178, 126, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4941, 0.3922
RGB percentages69.8%, 49.4%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(20, 33.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 43.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.2%, 43.8%, 30.2%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,697,764
CSS custom property--colour: #B27E64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#4D819B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8C8362no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#988E64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BF7577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6498B2
Analogous#B26471, #B2A564
Triadic#64B27E, #7E64B2
Split complementary#64B2A5, #6471B2
Tetradic#71B264, #6498B2, #A564B2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6EFEC
Lighter +30%#E5D3CA
Lighter +20%#D4B7A8
Lighter +10%#C39A86
Darker −10%#98654B
Darker −20%#764E3A
Darker −30%#543729
Darker −40%#312119
More saturated +25%#CF7447
Less saturated −25%#958881

Channel breakdown

R178
G126
B100
Red178 (69.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)33.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 7E · B 64

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