Recognised as Colour

#B37E2C

#B37E2C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B37E2C is a orange with RGB values 179, 126, 44 and HSL 36°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B37E2C#B37E2C

HEX#B37E2C

RGBrgb(179, 126, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4941, 0.1725

RGB percentages70.2%, 49.4%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(36.4, 60.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.4, 75.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 29.6%, 75.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,763,244

CSS custom property--colour: #B37E2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#4C81D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#918120no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8D2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C3706Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.5 Chocolate · ΔE 24.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C61B3

Analogous#B33B2C, #A4B32C

Triadic#2CB37E, #7E2CB3

Split complementary#2CA4B3, #3B2CB3

Tetradic#2CB33B, #2C61B3, #B32CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFDBBC

Lighter +30%#E5C593

Lighter +20%#DAAF6B

Lighter +10%#D09842

Darker −10%#8A6122

Darker −20%#614418

Darker −30%#38280E

Darker −40%#0F0B04

More saturated +25%#CF8410

Less saturated −25%#977848

Channel breakdown

R179

G126

B44

Red179 (70.2%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue36.44°

Saturation (HSL)60.54%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 7E · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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