Recognised as Colour
#B4A98E
- #B4A98E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B4A98E is a orange with RGB values 180, 169, 142 and HSL 43°, 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
#B4A98E#B4A98E
HEX#B4A98E
RGBrgb(180, 169, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6627, 0.5569
RGB percentages70.6%, 66.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(42.6, 20.2%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.6, 21.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 21.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,839,886
CSS custom property--colour: #B4A98E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4B5671
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E99B4
Analogous#B4968E, #ACB48E
Triadic#8EB4A9, #A98EB4
Split complementary#8EACB4, #968EB4
Tetradic#8EB496, #8E99B4, #B48EAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G169
B142
Red180 (70.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue42.63°
Saturation (HSL)20.21%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G A9 · B 8E
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