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Recognised as Colour

#B48A26

  • #B48A26
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#B48A26 is a orange with RGB values 180, 138, 38 and HSL 42°, 65%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#B48A26#B48A26
HEX#B48A26
RGBrgb(180, 138, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5412, 0.149
RGB percentages70.6%, 54.1%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(42.3, 65.1%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.3, 78.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 23.3%, 78.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,831,846
CSS custom property--colour: #B48A26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#4B75D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8A13no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6952Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C47D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.7Peru · ΔE 16.9Goldenrod · ΔE 17Olive · ΔE 21.1Sandy brown · ΔE 23.5Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2650B4
Analogous#B44326, #97B426
Triadic#26B48A, #8A26B4
Split complementary#2697B4, #4326B4
Tetradic#26B443, #2650B4, #B42697

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0DFB6
Lighter +30%#E7CC8C
Lighter +20%#DEB962
Lighter +10%#D5A738
Darker −10%#8A6A1D
Darker −20%#604914
Darker −30%#36290B
Darker −40%#0C0902
More saturated +25%#CF950B
Less saturated −25%#997F41

Channel breakdown

R180
G138
B38
Red180 (70.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue42.25°
Saturation (HSL)65.14%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 8A · B 26

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