Recognised as Colour

#B3A98C

#B3A98C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B3A98C is a orange with RGB values 179, 169, 140 and HSL 45°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B3A98C#B3A98C

HEX#B3A98C

RGBrgb(179, 169, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6627, 0.549

RGB percentages70.2%, 66.3%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(44.6, 20.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.6, 21.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 5.6%, 21.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,774,348

CSS custom property--colour: #B3A98C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#4C5673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0A88Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2AB8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BAA4A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 16.3 Burlywood · ΔE 17.8 Silver · ΔE 18.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4 Wheat · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C96B3

Analogous#B3968C, #A9B38C

Triadic#8CB3A9, #A98CB3

Split complementary#8CA9B3, #968CB3

Tetradic#8CB396, #8C96B3, #B38CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EEE8

Lighter +20%#DCD7C9

Lighter +10%#C7C0AB

Darker −10%#9F926D

Darker −20%#837756

Darker −30%#645B42

Darker −40%#453F2E

More saturated +25%#CBB574

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R179

G169

B140

Red179 (70.2%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue44.62°

Saturation (HSL)20.42%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G A9 · B 8C

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Colour values

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