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Colour

#B37A2A

  • #B37A2A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#B37A2A is a orange with RGB values 179, 122, 42 and HSL 35°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B37A2A#B37A2A
HEX#B37A2A
RGBrgb(179, 122, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4784, 0.1647
RGB percentages70.2%, 47.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(35, 62%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35, 76.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 76.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,762,218
CSS custom property--colour: #B37A2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#4C85D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E7E1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B8B2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C36C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14Sandy brown · ΔE 20.1Chocolate · ΔE 22.8Saddle brown · ΔE 23.4Sienna · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A63B3
Analogous#B3362A, #A7B32A
Triadic#2AB37A, #7A2AB3
Split complementary#2AA7B3, #362AB3
Tetradic#2AB336, #2A63B3, #B32AA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD9BA
Lighter +30%#E5C291
Lighter +20%#DBAB68
Lighter +10%#D2943E
Darker −10%#8A5E20
Darker −20%#604217
Darker −30%#37260D
Darker −40%#0E0903
More saturated +25%#CF7F0E
Less saturated −25%#977546

Channel breakdown

R179
G122
B42
Red179 (70.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue35.04°
Saturation (HSL)61.99%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 7A · B 2A

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