Colour

#B46A2A

#B46A2A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B46A2A is a orange with RGB values 180, 106, 42 and HSL 28°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B46A2A#B46A2A

HEX#B46A2A

RGBrgb(180, 106, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4157, 0.1647

RGB percentages70.6%, 41.6%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(27.8, 62.2%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.8, 76.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 41.1%, 76.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,823,658

CSS custom property--colour: #B46A2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#4B95D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807222no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#92832Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C55A5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.3 Sienna · ΔE 14.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 15.8 Chocolate · ΔE 16.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 22 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A74B4

Analogous#B42A2F, #B4AF2A

Triadic#2AB46A, #6A2AB4

Split complementary#2AB4AF, #2A2FB4

Tetradic#2FB42A, #2A74B4, #AF2AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFD3BB

Lighter +30%#E5B892

Lighter +20%#DC9E68

Lighter +10%#D2833F

Darker −10%#8B5220

Darker −20%#613917

Darker −30%#38210D

Darker −40%#0F0903

More saturated +25%#D0680E

Less saturated −25%#986C46

Channel breakdown

R180

G106

B42

Red180 (70.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue27.83°

Saturation (HSL)62.16%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 6A · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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