Recognised as Colour
#B38A29
- #B38A29
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B38A29 is a orange with RGB values 179, 138, 41 and HSL 42°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#B38A29#B38A29
HEX#B38A29
RGBrgb(179, 138, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5412, 0.1608
RGB percentages70.2%, 54.1%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(42.2, 62.7%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 77.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 77.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,766,313
CSS custom property--colour: #B38A29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#4C75D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2952B3
Analogous#B34529, #97B329
Triadic#29B38A, #8A29B3
Split complementary#2997B3, #4529B3
Tetradic#29B345, #2952B3, #B32997
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G138
B41
Red179 (70.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue42.17°
Saturation (HSL)62.73%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 8A · B 29
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