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Colour

#B46E00

  • #B46E00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B46E00 is a orange with RGB values 180, 110, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B46E00#B46E00
HEX#B46E00
RGBrgb(180, 110, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4314, 0
RGB percentages70.6%, 43.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.7, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 100%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,824,640
CSS custom property--colour: #B46E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#4B91FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#857400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#958504no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C55D5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.4Peru · ΔE 15Chocolate · ΔE 16.4Goldenrod · ΔE 23.7Saddle brown · ΔE 25Sandy brown · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0046B4
Analogous#B41400, #A0B400
Triadic#00B46E, #6E00B4
Split complementary#00A0B4, #1400B4
Tetradic#00B414, #0046B4, #B400A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFCE81
Lighter +30%#FFBA4E
Lighter +20%#FFA61B
Lighter +10%#E78D00
Darker −10%#814F00
Darker −20%#4E3000
Darker −30%#1B1100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B46E00
Less saturated −25%#9E6917

Channel breakdown

R180
G110
B0
Red180 (70.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 6E · B 00

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