Colour

#B28472

#B28472
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B28472 is a orange with RGB values 178, 132, 114 and HSL 17°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B28472

RGBrgb(178, 132, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5176, 0.4471

RGB percentages69.8%, 51.8%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(16.9, 29.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.9, 36%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 25.8%, 36%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,699,314

CSS custom property--colour: #B28472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4D7B8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8971no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9272no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BD7D7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.1 Tan · ΔE 20.4 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Burlywood · ΔE 23.8 Dark grey · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72A0B2

Analogous#B27280, #B2A472

Triadic#72B284, #8472B2

Split complementary#72B2A4, #7280B2

Tetradic#80B272, #72A0B2, #A472B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF7F6

Lighter +30%#E8DAD5

Lighter +20%#D6BEB4

Lighter +10%#C4A193

Darker −10%#9C6955

Darker −20%#7B5343

Darker −30%#5A3D31

Darker −40%#39261F

More saturated +25%#CD7857

Less saturated −25%#97908D

Channel breakdown

R178

G132

B114

Red178 (69.8%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue16.88°

Saturation (HSL)29.36%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 84 · B 72

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Colour values

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