Recognised as Colour

#B3852B

#B3852B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B3852B is a orange with RGB values 179, 133, 43 and HSL 40°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B3852B#B3852B

HEX#B3852B

RGBrgb(179, 133, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5216, 0.1686

RGB percentages70.2%, 52.2%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(39.7, 61.3%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 76%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 25.7%, 76%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,765,035

CSS custom property--colour: #B3852B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#4C7AD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97861Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2912Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C37873no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.2 Peru · ΔE 13.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.6 Olive · ΔE 23.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B59B3

Analogous#B3412B, #9DB32B

Triadic#2BB385, #852BB3

Split complementary#2B9DB3, #412BB3

Tetradic#2BB341, #2B59B3, #B32B9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFDDBB

Lighter +30%#E5C992

Lighter +20%#DBB469

Lighter +10%#D1A040

Darker −10%#8A6621

Darker −20%#614817

Darker −30%#38290D

Darker −40%#0F0B03

More saturated +25%#CF8E0F

Less saturated −25%#977C47

Channel breakdown

R179

G133

B43

Red179 (70.2%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue39.71°

Saturation (HSL)61.26%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 85 · B 2B

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B3852B (chemical formula)

Formula
41,650.93 g/mol
3853 atoms

B3852B has a molar mass of 41,650.93 g/mol, made up of 3853 atoms across 1 element: 3853 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass41,650.93 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3853

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule6.9162996 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.4458599 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 3853)41,650.93 g/mol, 100%

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