Colour
#B39460
- #B39460
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B39460 is a orange with RGB values 179, 148, 96 and HSL 38°, 35%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B39460#B39460
HEX#B39460
RGBrgb(179, 148, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5804, 0.3765
RGB percentages70.2%, 58%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(37.6, 35.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.6, 46.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 46.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,768,928
CSS custom property--colour: #B39460;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4C6B9F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#607FB3
Analogous#B36B60, #A8B360
Triadic#60B394, #9460B3
Split complementary#60A8B3, #6B60B3
Tetradic#60B36B, #607FB3, #B360A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G148
B96
Red179 (70.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue37.59°
Saturation (HSL)35.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 94 · B 60
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