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Colour

#B38631

  • #B38631
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B38631 is a orange with RGB values 179, 134, 49 and HSL 39°, 57%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B38631#B38631
HEX#B38631
RGBrgb(179, 134, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5255, 0.1922
RGB percentages70.2%, 52.5%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(39.2, 57%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 72.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 25.1%, 72.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,765,297
CSS custom property--colour: #B38631;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#4C79CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988726no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29234no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C27975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.4Peru · ΔE 13.2Sandy brown · ΔE 21.1Goldenrod · ΔE 22Olive · ΔE 23.7Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#315EB3
Analogous#B34531, #9FB331
Triadic#31B386, #8631B3
Split complementary#319FB3, #4531B3
Tetradic#31B345, #315EB3, #B3319F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDFC2
Lighter +30%#E3CA9A
Lighter +20%#D8B572
Lighter +10%#CDA04A
Darker −10%#8B6826
Darker −20%#634A1B
Darker −30%#3B2C10
Darker −40%#130E05
More saturated +25%#D08F14
Less saturated −25%#967D4E

Channel breakdown

R179
G134
B49
Red179 (70.2%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue39.23°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 86 · B 31

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