Recognised as Colour

#B2894A

#B2894A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B2894A is a orange with RGB values 178, 137, 74 and HSL 36°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#B2894A

RGBrgb(178, 137, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5373, 0.2902

RGB percentages69.8%, 53.7%, 29%

HSLhsl(36.3, 41.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.3, 58.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 23%, 58.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,700,554

CSS custom property--colour: #B2894A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4D76B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#998A44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2944Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C07E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15.8 Burlywood · ΔE 19.7 Tan · ΔE 21.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A73B2

Analogous#B2554A, #A7B24A

Triadic#4AB289, #894AB2

Split complementary#4AA7B2, #554AB2

Tetradic#4AB255, #4A73B2, #B24AA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE6D9

Lighter +30%#E0CFB5

Lighter +20%#D1B891

Lighter +10%#C2A16D

Darker −10%#8E6D3B

Darker −20%#6A522C

Darker −30%#46361D

Darker −40%#221A0E

More saturated +25%#D2902B

Less saturated −25%#93826A

Channel breakdown

R178

G137

B74

Red178 (69.8%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue36.35°

Saturation (HSL)41.27%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 89 · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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