Colour

#B29172

#B29172
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B29172 is a orange with RGB values 178, 145, 114 and HSL 29°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B29172#B29172

HEX#B29172

RGBrgb(178, 145, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5686, 0.4471

RGB percentages69.8%, 56.9%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(29.1, 29.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.1, 36%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 18.5%, 36%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,702,642

CSS custom property--colour: #B29172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4D6E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9370no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49A73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BD8A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.3 Burlywood · ΔE 17.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 23.6 Gray · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7293B2

Analogous#B27273, #B2B172

Triadic#72B291, #9172B2

Split complementary#72B2B1, #7273B2

Tetradic#73B272, #7293B2, #B172B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF8F6

Lighter +30%#E8DED5

Lighter +20%#D6C4B4

Lighter +10%#C4AB93

Darker −10%#9C7755

Darker −20%#7B5E43

Darker −30%#5A4531

Darker −40%#392C1F

More saturated +25%#CD9057

Less saturated −25%#97928D

Channel breakdown

R178

G145

B114

Red178 (69.8%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue29.06°

Saturation (HSL)29.36%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 91 · B 72

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