Colour

#B39980

#B39980
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B39980 is a orange with RGB values 179, 153, 128 and HSL 29°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B39980#B39980

HEX#B39980

RGBrgb(179, 153, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6, 0.502

RGB percentages70.2%, 60%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(29.4, 25.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.4, 28.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 14.5%, 28.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,770,240

CSS custom property--colour: #B39980;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#4C667F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29A7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A080no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BC9392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2 Burlywood · ΔE 18 Dark grey · ΔE 18.2 Gray · ΔE 21 Silver · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#809AB3

Analogous#B38081, #B3B380

Triadic#80B399, #9980B3

Split complementary#80B3B2, #8081B3

Tetradic#81B380, #809AB3, #B380B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE6E0

Lighter +20%#D9CCC0

Lighter +10%#C6B3A0

Darker −10%#A07F60

Darker −20%#80664D

Darker −30%#604D3A

Darker −40%#403327

More saturated +25%#CC9967

Less saturated −25%#9A9999

Channel breakdown

R179

G153

B128

Red179 (70.2%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue29.41°

Saturation (HSL)25.12%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 99 · B 80

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